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Historical Event on 7/27/1998

Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
3/29/1978Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India and 229 runs, passed away.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
6/4/1955Ministry of Iron & Steel inaugurated.
3/12/1992The four-member break-away group of Telugu Desam recognised by Lok Sabha speaker.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.