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Historical Event on 4/27/1960
Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/11/1937 | Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born. |
| 4/17/1946 | Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away. |
| 4/17/1946 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 7/22/1956 | Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing. |
| 11/29/1961 | First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India. |
| 10/28/1888 | Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment. |
| 7/1/1984 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101. |
| 5/19/1913 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born. |
| 12/4/1998 | Christians across the country observe a protest day against the recent attacks on the community and its institutions. |
| 11/19/1982 | 9th Asian Games started in Delhi. |
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