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Historical Event on 6/27/1997

Surendra Pratap Singh, famous Journalist and former chief editor of Nav Bharat Times Group, died ]at Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1774British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune.
6/20/1897Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born.
10/4/2000Kashmir has been the cause of tensions between India and Pakistan and foreign interference should be stopped,'' said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the joint session of both the Houses of Parliament.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
9/10/1920Subramhanyam Bharti, national poet in Tamil language, orator, author, editor, philosopher and revolutionary, passed away.
7/11/1973India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.
10/22/1912Gandhiji accompanied Gokhale on tour of South Africa, Laurenco Marques, Mozambique and Zanzibar. He gave up European dress and milk and restricted himself to diet of fresh and dried fruits.
1/24/1997Public holiday in connection with Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth centenary.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
8/18/1923Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.