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Historical Event on 4/27/1996

General Election (11th) of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1906Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
11/27/1870Dattatreya Balwant Parasnis, famous history researcher and collector of historical items, was born.
8/10/1998Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta.
10/4/1997J & K Assembly passed the Ladakh Hill Council Bill.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
6/30/1984W. R. Dhavle, editor, died.