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Historical Event on 5/27/1990
Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1962 | Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government. |
| 7/18/1909 | Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born. |
| 3/25/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate. |
| 7/16/1931 | C. T. Studd, 69, died. He was an English missionary, one of the 'Cambridge Seven,' who worked on the mission field in China, India and Central Africa. |
| 7/11/1973 | India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds. |
| 7/20/1903 | British to increase size of Royal Army in India. |
| 12/4/1910 | Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born. |
| 12/29/1997 | Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics. |
| 7/1/1989 | Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established. |
| 1/30/1905 | Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P. |
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