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Historical Event on 2/27/1803

Great fire in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.
9/30/1894Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.
2/6/1915Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) was born at Bandnagar, MP.
6/8/199255-60\% polling takes place in the Andhra, Bihar, W. Bengal and Delhi by-elections.
2/23/1932The N. W. Frontier province is created.
1/20/1957First Indian Atomic Reactor ""Apsara"" at Trombay, Mumbai, was dedicated to the nation.
10/28/1999The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
8/7/1982Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture.