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Historical Event on 12/27/1977

The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1916Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab.
4/15/1950Acharya Vinoba Bhave requested to the villagers of Panchampalli Telangana, Andhra Pradesh to give 80 acres of land, and with this he had started his 'Bhudan Andolan'.
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
11/5/1928R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
11/3/1990Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away.
4/3/1994S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.