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Historical Event on 12/27/1976
Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/5/1997 | Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned. |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 3/24/1987 | First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching. |
| 11/12/1946 | Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya died at the age of 85. |
| 4/19/1981 | Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'. |
| 10/2/1975 | Kumaraswami Kamaraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, died in Madras. |
| 6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. |
| 10/1/1926 | Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children. |
| 10/16/1788 | Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
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