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Historical Event on 9/27/1995

Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
7/7/1937Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta.
8/30/1908Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born.
10/3/1994Bhushan Tiwari, famous Hindi film actor of yesteryears, died.
11/15/1817Battle of Yerwada.
11/15/1817Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi.
5/20/1940Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), passed away.
7/15/1986Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England.
1/2/1973General S. H. F. J. Manekshaw appointed as Field Marshall.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.