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Historical Event on 6/27/1998

Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1991Anantrao Laxmanrao Kulmarni, editor of monthly magzine 'Sajjangad' and weekly 'Samarth', died.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.
2/12/1987Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
1/18/1930Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
11/18/1901V. Shantaram alias Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, famous film maker and actor (Chitrapat Maharashi), was born.
6/6/1986Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police.
2/25/1970Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, passed away.
3/4/2000Geeta Mukherjee (76), veteran communist leader, died of a massive heart attack in New Delhi. Popularly known as 'Geetadi', she won every Lok Sabha election from Panskura in West Bengal since 1980.