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Historical Event on 2/27/1931

Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/30/1979Earl Louis Mountbatten of Burma, a World War II hero, last British Viceroy in India and the first Governor General of independent India, was killed when Irish terrorists exploded his family fishing boat off the coast of Ireland. The Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army immediately took credit for the killing, which it described as 'an execution' designed to further 'the noble struggle to drive the British intruders out of our native land'.
2/25/1993113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action.
6/7/1997At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.
1/26/1882Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
6/30/1999India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
4/1/1992The 79,698 crore Eighth Plan launched.
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
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