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Historical Event on 12/27/1985

The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1927Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras.
6/20/1972Paras Laxmikant Mhambrey, great Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996), was born in Bombay.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
8/1/1955Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
3/24/1944Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born.
5/27/1952United Nationalist Party and the Indian Democratic Party combined to form one opposition party - National Democratic Party with Dr. S. P. Mukherjee as leader.
8/26/1967Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper in the 1930's), passed away.
10/30/1889Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P.
8/27/1870Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.