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Historical Event on 12/27/1985
The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/3/1983 | Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of Assam's new capital 'Pragjyotishpur'. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 10/6/1935 | Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India. |
| 1/1/1920 | Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas. |
| 7/1/1982 | MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children. |
| 7/13/1964 | Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler), was born in Calcutta. |
| 10/20/1962 | The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit. |
| 8/16/1958 | Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival. |
| 8/4/1936 | Indian Government Act was approved by the king. |
| 7/24/1932 | Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born. |
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