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Historical Event on 12/27/1996
Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/27/1907 | Bhagat Singh, the legendary revolutionary, was born at Banga in West Punjab, Layalpur now in Pakistan. |
| 6/7/1993 | Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed. |
| 7/10/1971 | Kochin University was established in Kerala. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 5/4/1832 | Darpan', a fortnightly magazine started publishing as a weekly. |
| 4/27/1994 | Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21. |
| 6/24/1763 | Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King. |
| 4/14/1916 | Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu. |
| 10/29/1961 | New All India Muslim League was established. |
| 6/25/1997 | USA & India sign a new bilateral treaty for the extradition of fugitive offenders. |
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