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Historical Event on 7/27/1998

Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
8/14/1998The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
2/10/1995PM appoints Madhavrao Scindia as Human Resource Minister, Pranab Mukherjee as External Minister, Buta Singh as Civil Supplies, Ajit Singh as Food, and P. Chidambaram as Commerce Minister.
7/6/1960The President promulgates the ESMA, 1960.
6/17/1961The HF-24 Marut supersonic fighter, designed by German engineer Kurt Tank, makes its maiden flight.
12/22/1977Nalinibala Devi, Assamese poet, passed died.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
12/10/1952World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.
9/8/1933Asha Bhosle (born Asha Mangeshkar), famous playback singer, was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.