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Historical Event on 12/27/1996

Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1948Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir.
9/20/1940Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born.
6/20/1979Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur.
12/20/1866Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari adds a glorious chapter to Indian sports history at the Sydney International Convention Centre by becoming the first woman to gain an Olympic medal.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
7/3/1956Pandit Nehru and New Zealand Prime Minister Sir Sidney Holland are given the freedom of the City at London.
11/11/1866Patthe Bapurao (Shridhar Krishna Kulkarni), famous poet Shahir, was born.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
3/21/1836National Library was established.