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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India

DateEvent Name
07/27/1887 Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.
07/27/1889 Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
07/27/1910 Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away.
07/27/1914 Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914).
07/27/1927 Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born.
07/27/1928 Rameshwar Sahai Saxena, famous writer, lawyer and journalist, was born at Lalitpur, (UP).
07/27/1941 Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
07/27/1947 Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege.
07/27/1949 Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
07/27/1959 Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.
07/27/1972 Charu Majumdar, father of Naxalite Movement and the founder President of C.O.I.(M-L), died in prison.
07/27/1982 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
07/27/1986 The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats.
07/27/1991 Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.
07/27/1992 Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
07/27/1993 Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion.
07/27/1994 Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
07/27/1995 11 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
07/27/1998 Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.
07/27/1998 B. B. Lyngdoh is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister.
07/27/1998 7 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir.
07/27/1998 The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.


 


Other Historical Dates and Events
05/19/1980T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away.
01/03/1978Chandrasekar takes 6-52 at MCG in Indian innings win.
02/02/1814Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also.
05/28/1996BJP Govt. incapable of assembling a majority after two weeks. A left-wing coalition takes over headed by new prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader and United Front coalition government. He held this office till 12 April 1997.
03/10/2000Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government.
08/15/1969Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formed under Department of Atomic Energy.
04/06/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
09/02/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
11/14/199710th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened.
01/04/1954Judge Mehr Chand Mahajan became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 22/12/1954.