New York Indian Community - NewYorkindian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

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
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
12/11/1968Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.
6/17/1947Burma was adopted as republic by constitution assembly.
10/17/1994Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.
8/16/1923Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born.
3/3/2000Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
5/12/1995Supreme court stays Tamil Nadu Governor's orders allowing Dr. Subramaniam Swamy to prosecute Chief Minister Dr. Jayalalitha under Prevention of Corruption Act.
2/6/1952George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.