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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
09/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
01/03/1985Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
05/14/1994RBI announces tight monetary policy.
09/22/159924 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
09/04/1921British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras.
01/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.
03/04/1906Hakim Abdul Majid started his medial dispensary under the name of Hamdard Dawakhana at Delhi.
01/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
02/19/200018 people die following a fire on the Ferozepur-bound 2137-down Punjab Mail between Dushkeda and Savada stations near Bhusaval, about 433 km from Mumbai.
04/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.