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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Today Importance - 27ht August

27-August-1604

The Master Granth Sahib was laid out at the Brilliant Sanctuary in Amritsar.

27-August-1781

The Battle of Palilloor was fought between Hyder Ali and the British.

27-August-1859

Dorabji Jamshedji Tata, great industrialist, was born.

27-August-1870

The Sharmajivi Sangh was founded by Shashipad Banerjee in Calcutta.

27-August-1910

Nobel laureate and social worker Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gisha Bojaxiu] was born in Skopje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia.

27-August-1918

Stage critic Nemichandra Jain was born.

27-August-1946

Gandhiji's cable warns the British government against a repetition of the "Bengal Tragedy". He also wrote to Wavell.

27-August-1952

Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Najafgarh Road, New Delhi.

27-August-1958

The decimal standard of loads and measures was presented.

27-August-1976

Major-General (Major) Gertrude Ali Ram, the first woman general of the Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at Army Headquarters.

27-August-1978

Ruler Mountbatten kicked the bucket in a blast close to Ireland.

27-August-1987

B Sankarananda was appointed chairman of the parliamentary committee to probe the Bofors gun deal.

27-August-1990

The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs has decided to place a proposal before the Parliament to reserve five to ten per cent central government jobs for the economically weaker sections.

27-August-1992

The President has promulgated two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Council of India before their establishment.

27-August-1994

Clashes between Indian Army and Muslim terrorists in Kashmir.

27-August-1995

After the split in the Telugu Desam Party, Andhra Pradesh Governor NT Rama Rao has been asked to prove his majority on the 31st.

27-August-1997

Daljit Singh and Devi Bose created national records in javelin throw and hurdles respectively at the Federation Cup Athletics in Chennai.

27-August-1998

Indian cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar attends Adelaide's 90th birthday celebrations with the legendary Sir Don Bradman.

27-August-2000

Mika Häkkinen won the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix at SPA-Francorchamps in Belgium.