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Historical Event on 6/27/1906

Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1919Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day.
7/11/1998Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
8/3/1898Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born.
6/30/1995CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan.
10/3/1977Indira Gandhi arrested on charges of official corruption in New Delhi.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
4/30/1998Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.