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Historical Event on 5/27/1999

IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1935Savita Jajodiya, famous Marathi writer, was born.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
2/19/1818Bapu Gokhle, last General of Maratha kingdom, passed away.
1/12/1863Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta.
3/11/1963First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.
4/12/1912Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab).
1/18/1906Nirupam Chandra Ganguli, criminal lawyer and sportsman, was born at Bhagalpur.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
1/10/1998Nine Ranbir Sena supporters are killed in an ambush at Rampurchauram village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.