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Historical Event on 3/27/1942

Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1899Maheshchandra Burjorjee Bilimoria, film distributor, was born.
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
10/17/1994Kapil Dev's last one-day international vs West Indies.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
4/17/1917V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
10/4/1847Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.