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Historical Event on 7/10/1927

Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/11/1962Chinese, Indian troops clash on border, claiming 50 lives.
7/2/1993Delhi High Court stays the Lok Sabha Speaker's order disqualifying four Janata Dal MPs under the anti-defection law.
10/11/1991BJP government in U.P. acquires the disputed Ayodhya land.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
2/2/1978Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
8/22/2000Parliament okays two Constitutional Amendment Bills restoring relaxations in marks for promotion in government jobs to SC/STs and exempting Arunachal from reservation for SCs.
6/12/1947Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
1/12/1997Paes-Bhupathi win doubles title in the Singapore Open Challenger hardcourt tennis.