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Historical Event on 6/27/1995

Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1763British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
10/10/1962Indies assault up Chinese positions in north India attack
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
5/6/1910Edward VII, King of Great Britain and Emperor of India, died suddenly of pneumonia at Buckingham Palace tonight. He ruled Britain for nine years. Power passed immediately to his son George, the Prince of Wales, who will rule as King George V. The 68-year-old monarch's sudden death threw his country into a state of shock. Edward had apparently caught a cold during a visit the past weekend to the wet grounds of his estate at Sandringham.
1/5/1995Jitendra Prasad succeeds N.D. Tiwari as UPCC-I chief.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
11/30/1896Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children.
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.
3/22/1793Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year.
10/4/1977Atal Bihari Vajpayee, External Affairs Minister of India, addressed the UNO General Assembly in Hindi language.