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Historical Event on 8/27/1859
Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1990 | India successfully test fires 'Akash', an advanced medium range surface to air missile. |
| 6/23/1930 | The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London. |
| 1/8/1964 | Jack ""Murph the Surf"" Murphy, 27, and a companion were arrested in Miami as suspects in the theft of $410,000 rare gems from the American Museum of Natural History in October of last year. The world's largest sapphire, the Star of India, and eight of the other 22 stolen gems were returned to New York in an attorney's coat pocket, having been recovered in two water-logged suede pouches from a Miami bus terminal locker with the help of a third suspect. The three described themselves as ""beach boys."" Murphy is a sometimes an aquatic clown, but mainly they were notorious jewel thieves. Murphy was also accused of pistol-whipping actress Eva Gabor and stealing jewels worth $50,000 from her a year ago. |
| 10/1/1909 | Gandhiji wrote to Tolstoy regarding Passive Resistance movement. |
| 9/4/1888 | Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law. |
| 3/14/1992 | NTR expels Upendra and six others from Telegu Desam Party. |
| 2/10/1944 | Japanese troops take the Ngakyedauk Pass, cutting off the 7th Indian Division at Sinzweya, Burma. |
| 7/11/1973 | India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds. |
| 7/31/2000 | The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state. |
| 6/25/1931 | Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
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