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Historical Event on 6/27/1995
Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/28/1933 | India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge. |
3/13/1992 | Indumati Ramkrishna Shevde, famous writer, critic and painter, passed away. |
1/20/1931 | Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''. |
5/21/1935 | Quetta earthquake takes a heavy toll of life. |
6/24/1990 | Defence scientists successfully test fired country's first third generation anti-tank missile 'NAG'. |
2/12/1990 | Assembly election in Manipur. |
5/23/1942 | Lt Gen Joseph Stilwell and his men arrive at Dimapur, having retreated 150 miles (240 km) through the Burmese jungle. `We took a hell of a beating,' he said. |
6/5/1927 | Sarjit Singh Bal, educationist, was born in Renala Khurd, Punjab. |
8/26/1914 | Bengali revolutionaries looted 46,000 bullet ammunition and pistols from Calcutta Port for their revolutionary activities. |
8/8/1968 | Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar. |
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