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Historical Event on 4/27/1748
Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1963 | India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow. |
| 3/9/1650 | Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 3/5/1916 | Biju Patnaik, famous Oriya leader and Chief Minister, was born. |
| 1/22/1967 | Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai. |
| 10/23/1999 | A Boeing 707 carrying Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his entourage lands safely at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai following a suspected tyre burst. |
| 3/1/1992 | Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away. |
| 5/29/1982 | Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet. |
| 4/5/1922 | Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away. |
| 12/20/1942 | Gangu Bai, freedom fighter from Kolhapur, died at Hinlang Jail because of police beating. |
| 12/31/1929 | At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc. |
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