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Historical Event on 12/26/1999
Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/7/2000 | Ranjit Singh Gill, one of the prime accused in the murder of Lalit Maken and his wife Geetanjali, who was the daughter of the late President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, on July 31, 1985, was extradited to Delhi from the US to stand trial in the case. |
| 1/29/1953 | Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated. |
| 12/3/1884 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar. |
| 6/4/1997 | Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service. |
| 7/30/2000 | Punjab Police men and Indian Railways women claim the Federation Cup basketball tournament at Visakhapatnam. |
| 5/15/1817 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali social reformer and father of Rabindranath Tagore, was born. |
| 11/6/1931 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away. |
| 5/23/1996 | In second phase of elections in Kashmir valley, Anantnag and Baramulla parliamentary constituencies go to the polls. |
| 9/11/1824 | Shivling Surge died at Alpayu. |
| 11/30/1994 | Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died. |
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