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Historical Event on 8/27/1976

Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/2/1946Jawaharlal Nehru, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the Interim Government of Undivided india, against Partition.
11/2/1774Lord Robert Clive, one of the founders of British Rule in India, British Army Chief and Diplomat, died. He committed suicide in England at the age of 49 under strain of ill health and charges of his misdeeds in India.
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
4/5/1984Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
11/18/1964Dharam Vira was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27-06-1966
8/18/1990Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.