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Historical Event on 8/27/1976

Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1919Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
4/17/1926Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born.
1/30/1947Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi.
1/30/1947A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
5/14/2000L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years.
1/25/1971Himachal Pradesh becomes a full-fledged 18th Indian Union state.
6/16/1990Bombay gets 42 cm rainfall, the century's highest. The previous high of 41 cm was recorded on 18, 1986.
3/7/1974T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
3/22/1947India's Last Viceroy Lord Louise Mountbatten came to India.