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Historical Event on 1/27/1888

Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1942Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
2/23/1994India rebuts Pak charges on Kashmir in the 53-nation UN Commission on Human Rights.
8/10/1988Ramakrishna Hegde resigns as CM of Karnataka on moral grounds in connection with phone tapping issue.
1/7/1831Heinrich Von Stephan, famous general of postal union and freedom fighter, was born at Pomerania.
8/25/1919Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born.
3/23/1931Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
3/3/1931Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin sign Delhi Pact giving Indians right to make salt if civil disobedience stops.
1/30/1959Uranium Metal Project started producing Uranium at Trombay, Mumbai.