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Historical Event on 5/27/1906
Gandhiji writes to his brother Lakshimidas, stating his disinterestedness in worldly possessions.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/31/1958 | First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy. |
4/15/1901 | Balakrishna Janardan Mohoni, cricket Test Umpire for 11 Tests from 1948-57, was born in Maharashtra. |
3/10/1985 | India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy. |
2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
2/10/1961 | P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'. |
12/10/1967 | Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar. |
2/25/1760 | Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765. |
6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
9/6/1674 | Faced with a critical situation, De la Haye had to capitulate and surrender St Thome to the Dutch who allowed the Sultan of Golconda to re-occupy it. |
1/16/1896 | Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P. |
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