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Historical Event on 5/27/1999

Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
6/11/1907Shantilal Jivanlal Gandhi, famous Hindi writer, was born in Mehmadabad, Gujarat .
7/29/1748Boscawen landed 25 km south of Pondicherry.
7/29/1748Chittorgarh Fort was captured by Mughal Emperor Akbar which was circled from outside since 20th October 1567. This victory was achieved with the help of Jaimal and Patta.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
1/31/1994Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
1/14/1938Belur Math, new temple, was consecrated in Calcutta.
9/13/2000Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments.
1/7/1994The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.