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Historical Event on 7/26/1993

Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1990Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.
2/20/1994Government makes the first appointment under 27\% reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central Services and Public Sector Undertaking.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
2/25/1897A. Vedaratnam, freedom fighter, nationalist and leader, was born in an orthodox Saiva Vellala community.
2/25/1897Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
1/14/1999At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
12/10/1997Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi.
3/21/1979Morarji Desai, PM, inaugurated the Backward Classes Commission in New Delhi.