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Historical Event on 8/27/1987

B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.
12/26/1801Supreme Courts had Bengal and Madras by the charter.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.