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Historical Event on 10/27/1605
Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. After his death his body was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
7/31/1916 | Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar. |
3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
1/6/1993 | India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project. |
3/16/1860 | Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia. |
7/10/1927 | Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults. |
9/7/1968 | Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
1/31/1931 | Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born. |
5/12/1998 | Bill Clinton, US President, asks India to sign the CTBT. |
9/28/1909 | Jairaj, famous film actor, was born. His first film was 'Sparkling Youth' (1930). He was a receipant of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of his films are 'Fight unto Death', 'All for love', 'Bhawani No Bhog', 'Pearl', 'Queen of Faries', 'The Enemy', 'My Hero'. |
7/31/1948 | State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta. |
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