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Historical Event on 1/26/1992

Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
10/30/2000The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
12/8/1922Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi.
1/8/2000The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
1/29/1976Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.