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Historical Event on 8/27/1994
Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/12/1949 | Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978). |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 6/11/1997 | Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games. |
| 5/28/1895 | Bagal Bhai Madhavrao Khanderao, freedom fighter, author and painter, was born. |
| 9/9/1920 | Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language. |
| 9/9/1920 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 6/4/1987 | A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India. |
| 11/1/1913 | Ghadar Movement started at San Francisco. |
| 7/1/1930 | Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 11/25/1995 | Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi. |
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