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Historical Event on 5/27/1997

Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1868Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.
12/6/1857Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi.
2/9/1757In a treaty between Lord Clive and Siraj Ud Daulah, Clive was authorised to safe guard (Killa Bandi) and open mint at Calcutta. Nawab had paid compensation to British Army.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
4/14/1948Law about Atomic Energy implemented in India.
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
2/7/1856Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.
10/15/1995PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York.