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Historical Event on 10/27/1969

Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1963Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
4/12/1917Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
4/16/1963Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
9/30/1881Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu.
1/1/1989This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.