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Historical Event on 04/27/1526

Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Dehli.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
11/20/1955Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand.
6/14/1990Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
10/9/1877Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das, great freedom fighter, social reformer, educationist, poet, author, lawyer of modern Orrisa, was born in Puri District, Orissa.
6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
3/23/1923Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born.