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Historical Event on 12/27/1977
The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1988 | Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away. |
| 2/17/1980 | Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat. |
| 2/17/1980 | Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India. |
| 5/26/2000 | In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India. |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 5/29/1972 | Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away. |
| 10/3/1957 | Republican Party of India established. |
| 7/6/1935 | Dalai Lama, the 14th incarnate and religious leader of Tibet, was born. He was born to Tenzin Gyotso (His Holiness the VIVth Dalai Lama) in Taksten Village, Chhija Nangso, Tibet. He was awarded with Nobel Prize for Peace in 1989. |
| 1/18/1963 | Laxminarayn Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, passed away. |
| 1/1/1920 | Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas. |
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