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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 |
| 2/26/1915 | Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born. |
| 5/5/1947 | Gandhiji denies in an interview that communal division of India is inevitable. |
| 8/10/1992 | P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died. |
| 1/4/1889 | Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born. |
| 11/21/1999 | The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav. |
| 11/7/1998 | Jiwan Singh Umrangal (84), Akali leader and former Punjabi Minister, dies in hospital in Beas. |
| 1/31/1948 | Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder. |
| 1/30/1993 | Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away. |
| 10/15/1946 | Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 5/18/1985 | Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain. |
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