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Historical Event on 8/27/1918
Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1979 | Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies). |
| 1/2/1979 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
| 1/12/1992 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67. |
| 1/12/1992 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 4/1/1969 | India's first Atomic Energy Reactor started at Tarapore. |
| 12/7/1902 | Janardhan Gyanoba Navle, cricketer, India's first Test wicket-keeper, was born at Fulgaon, Maharashtra. He played against England at Lord's in 1932. |
| 11/29/1945 | Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended. |
| 10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
| 1/21/1969 | First India built electronic digital computer commissioned. |
| 1/14/1938 | Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta. |
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