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Historical Event on 6/27/1839

Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1985Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.
5/11/1626Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
12/15/1997Orissa Janata Dal unit splits with 29 of 43 Legislature Party members forming 'Biju Janata Dal'.
10/6/1999INLD-BJP combine wins by big margin in Haryana.
11/18/1937Rajinder Pal, cricketer (pace bowler in one Test India v Eng, 0-22), was born in Delhi.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.