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Historical Event on 11/27/1976

Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1966Yugoslavia, UAR call on the US at New Delhi to stop bombing of North Vietnam.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
5/15/1958Aruna Asaf Ali became the Mayor of Delhi.
3/2/1930Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy intimating his intention to break Salt Law if Congress demands are not conceded.
1/15/1934Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
12/5/1905Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, was born in Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
10/20/1997Veerappan, the forest brigand, releases the six hostages after 12 days.