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Historical Event on 3/27/1997

South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
10/6/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat defeating her BJP rival Sushma Swaraj by a margin of 56,100 votes.
10/10/1964Gurudutt, famous film actor, died
12/31/1706Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
10/11/1993CBI files chargesheet against stock-broker Hiten Dalal and 3 others for defrauding Canbank Mutual Fund over Rs.102 crore.
7/1/1965Meerut University was established.
1/1/1988The Officers Training School (OTS) was re-christened as Officers Training Academy. Besides training Indian nationals, 74 cadets from Sri Lanka have also been trained at the OTA.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
9/3/1953Laxmanrao Parvatkar (Khaprumama), famous Tabla player, passed away.