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Historical Event on 9/27/1873
Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/8/1998 | A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out. |
| 4/12/1991 | Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred. |
| 2/21/1997 | J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner. |
| 1/29/1997 | Supreme Court rules that water is a 'mineral'. |
| 2/14/1952 | Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana). |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 4/23/1930 | Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers. |
| 8/1/1966 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab. |
| 3/1/1905 | Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born. |
| 4/18/1959 | India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation. |
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