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Historical Event on 9/27/1995

73 people died in a coal mine accident in Gaslitand in Dhanbad district, Bihar, when flood water leaked into the mine.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
11/13/1901Four Language panels were started on Rs. 10/- notes. First time four corner serial numbers were introduced. This panel had Indian languages which varied from state to state.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
1/18/1906Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur.
2/4/1948Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur.
10/20/1991Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
1/5/1994Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.