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Historical Event on 1/26/1992

BJP President Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi hoists the national flag at the heavily-guarded Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
3/15/1969Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa.
6/23/1980Sanjay Gandhi, great Indian politician and younger son of Indira Gandhi, died in a plane crash. He was recently appointed as the General Secretary of the AICC (I).
3/1/1990JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.
7/23/1988Jahangir Khan, cricketer (4 Tests for India 1932-36), died.
11/21/1994Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah, 84, noted economist and educationist, died.
12/23/1845Rasbhihari Ghosh, famous patriot and law expert, was born.
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
5/17/19764 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'