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Historical Event on 8/27/1998

India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/12/1990CPI(M) accuses Communist Party of Soviet Union of departing from the basic ideology of Marxism-Leninism in the name of correcting past distortions.
5/7/1834East India Company annexed Coorg. King Raja Veer Rajendra, who was a cruel ruler, after formally declaring a war had captured Durg State.
12/12/1971All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament.
9/3/1997Anjan (Lalji Pandey), well known lyricist and noted poet, died.
6/5/1980Manipur University was established.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
5/13/1996M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.
2/13/1970Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48 people at a village 80-km from New Delhi.
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
11/20/1955Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.