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Historical Event on 3/27/1993

Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1997Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died.
10/28/1991Chruchill Alemao of Goa set free by court.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
9/2/1970Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
3/6/1962Ambika Chakrovorty, great revolutionary and warrior, passed away.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.