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Historical Event on 11/27/1994

Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
12/20/1866Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
6/9/1923K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born.
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
11/14/1926Piloo H. Mody, social reformer, politician and architect, was born at Bombay.
4/10/1880C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born.
1/5/1995India receives first consignment of Chinese Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) for the 2 US built Tarapur nuclear plant with the approval of IAEA.
1/28/1911The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem.
2/17/1994Gopikrishna, internationaly famed 'Kathtak' exponent, died at the age of 61 years.