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Historical Event on 1/27/1970

Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
8/29/1959India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
2/11/1980Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
10/29/2000Jitendra Prasada, senior Congress leader, files nomination papers for the party presidential polls setting the stage for a contest against the incumbent, Ms. Sonia Gandhi.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).