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Historical Event on 8/27/1997
Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/18/1927 | Ramesh Vithaldas Divecha, cricketer (11 wickets for India in early 50's), was born in Bombay. |
| 4/18/1898 | Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials. |
| 9/27/2000 | The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100. |
| 11/6/1997 | Supreme Court acquits former Union Minister for Power and Food Kalpanath Rai held under TADA for alleged harbouring of an accused in ""1992 Bombay J.J. Hospital shootout case' |
| 12/24/1932 | The third and last Round Table conference on India ends. It was was held in London. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 9/19/1726 | Khandoballal died. |
| 11/18/1974 | Telex Service started between India and Pakistan. |
| 5/23/1931 | Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born. |
| 7/23/1990 | Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow. |
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