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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
11/14/1957Children's Day.
12/13/1902Ilachandra Joshi, famous Hindi novelist, story writer, critic and journalist, was born.
1/5/1974Virendranath Dasgupta, great revolutionary, died.
7/21/1999The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.
9/19/2000Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
10/28/1997Gold import placed under Open General Licence.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.