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Historical Event on 11/27/1999

Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob is sworn in Punjab Governor.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
12/6/1987MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.
10/9/2000A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.