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Historical Event on 12/27/1976

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/2000In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India.
2/1/1827Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club.
2/7/1954The present cres: the motto ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted. In 1989, Hindi lettering of ""Shastra Se Shakti"" was adopted.
2/23/1946Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
4/15/1950Acharya Vinoba Bhave requested to the villagers of Panchampalli Telangana, Andhra Pradesh to give 80 acres of land, and with this he had started his 'Bhudan Andolan'.
2/21/1987Pakistan President Gen. Zia visits India.
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.
3/17/1994Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.
2/23/1994India rebuts Pak charges on Kashmir in the 53-nation UN Commission on Human Rights.
12/30/1949India recognizes People's Republic of China.