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Historical Event on 10/27/1992
Veerappa Moily, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, resigned from Bangarappa Government in Karnataka.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/27/1946 | London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline. |
| 7/29/1991 | Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue. |
| 6/24/1966 | Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die. |
| 1/2/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"". |
| 1/10/1693 | Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest. |
| 2/1/1835 | East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim. |
| 12/30/1906 | The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims. |
| 10/19/1929 | Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born. |
| 11/29/1991 | Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
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