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Historical Event on 6/27/1894

Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1915Sita Ram Surajmal Jajoo, social reformer and politician, was born at Neemuch Cantt, M.P.
8/15/1947Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'.
2/2/1978Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.
3/7/1996Union Cabinet clears decks for extending benefits of reservation to Dalit Christians.
9/29/1997IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.
6/13/1992Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
1/25/1994Mine fire at Asansol India, kills 55.
12/4/1973Mohan Rakesh, famous modern Hindi dramatist, novelist and story writer, passed away.
1/14/1984Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published.