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Historical Event on 11/27/1976
Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1993 | Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. |
| 7/11/1964 | M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel. |
| 12/3/1999 | Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy. |
| 12/20/1942 | Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating. |
| 5/18/1995 | Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away. |
| 12/25/1921 | Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta. |
| 8/28/1667 | Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur. |
| 6/18/1917 | Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born. |
| 6/4/1993 | The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
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