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Historical Event on 2/27/1912

Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. .

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6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
5/22/1996Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
4/16/1963Gopal Singh Nepali, famous poet, passed away.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.
4/3/1987S.H. Vatsyayan passed away.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
5/22/1936Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
5/22/1936Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
5/14/1972Fighting between Indian and Pakistani forces along the Kashmir border reported.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.