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Historical Event on 1/27/1904
R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/12/1860 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73. |
| 11/25/1999 | Baba Amte, a Gandhian and noted social worker, is chosen for the Gandhi Peace Prize. |
| 1/1/1934 | Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka. |
| 9/27/1999 | Harshad Mehta and three others are convicted for misappropriating surplus funds of the Maruti Udyog Ltd. |
| 11/19/1962 | Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi. |
| 11/20/1981 | Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis. |
| 12/28/2000 | India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion. |
| 12/28/2000 | Sultan Mehmood completely destroyed the Temple of Somnath. |
| 9/1/1668 | Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England. |
| 8/21/1997 | Government extends the provision of the payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 to all those societies and trusts which employed 10 or more people. |
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