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Historical Event on 3/27/1997

Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
7/21/1930Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
8/9/1971A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
7/5/1857Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow.
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
1/27/1931Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign.