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Historical Event on 4/27/1920

Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
12/14/1931Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes.
2/10/1921Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.
11/24/1991Bihar's ruling JD makes a clean sweep of all the three Lok Sabha seats in the by-elections.
5/10/1905Pankaj Malik, music director, was born.
4/15/1946The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
5/1/1867Sri Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao Pantulu, great freedom fighter, journalist, nationalist, politician, pioneer in library movement and litterateur, was born at Elakurru village in Gudivada Taluk, District Krishna.
2/14/199813 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.