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Historical Event on 11/27/1999

BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1907Hari Vishnu Kamat, great politician, was born.
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
10/27/1907Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
9/7/1887Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
5/16/1932Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay.
6/1/1998The Prasar Bharati Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha to revive the Prasar Bharati Act, 1990.
10/10/1996UP polls throw up a hung assembly.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.