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Historical Event on 5/27/1964
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1969 | Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda. |
| 8/1/1879 | Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 3/15/1908 | Police shoot four people in rioting. |
| 5/17/1996 | Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side. |
| 1/20/1949 | Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra. |
| 4/26/1995 | SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA). |
| 7/1/1906 | Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani. |
| 2/11/1977 | Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office. |
| 1/9/1997 | John Major, British Prime Minister, addresses plenary session of the 'Partnership Summit' organised in Calcutta by the Confederation of Indian Industry. |
| 10/20/1920 | Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919. |
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