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Historical Event on 12/27/1998

Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1907Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family.
10/5/1932Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay.
8/26/1874Ishwar Sharan Munshi, politician and philosopher, was born.
6/2/1997Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip.
6/12/1975Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
6/18/1901Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away.
2/13/1861Colonel Bernard Irwin attacks & defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians.
5/29/1957Satish Kumar Sareen graduated from the first batch of the JSW and went onto the AFFC for flying training.