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Historical Event on 12/27/1990

Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1890Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born.
1/31/1960Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s.
3/11/1903Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
11/19/1985Lall Singh, cricketer (one Test for India 1932), passed away.
8/5/1986Vellupillai Prabakaran, Tamil rebel leader, died. The vision of secession for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority may have come to an end. But so, too, might the violence that the nation had endured. Today, Tamil rebel leader Vellupillai Prabakaran accepted the peace accord signed last week by India and Sri Lanka. Prabakaran surrendered to Indian forces and his men turned over their weapons. The pact is seen as a compromise by the co-signers. But to the dejected Tamil leader, who has fought since childhood for a Tamil victory, it was a stinging defeat. The treaty creates an autonomous multi-religious zone in the eastern and northern provinces. The rebels dreamed and passed away for a separate state of their own.
7/25/1986Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
4/20/1997Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title.
1/10/1996Supreme Court tells Arunachal Pradesh to give protection to Chakma refugees.