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Historical Event on 10/27/1987

Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
8/3/1957Devdas Gandhi, son of Rashtrapita Mahatma Gandhiji and noted journalist, passed away.
1/5/1968Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
8/26/1997Employee Provident Fund scheme of 1952 amended to ensure that all PF claims are settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of claims by the PF Commissioner.
10/1/1847Annie Besant, famous philosopher and thesophist, was born in London.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
12/12/1925Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.