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Historical Event on 1/27/1888
Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1991 | Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away. |
| 9/24/1861 | Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work. |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 9/26/1979 | Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal. |
| 12/22/1999 | The Government says there is no hidden agenda behind the US lifting of curbs. |
| 1/29/1993 | Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman. |
| 6/7/1606 | Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away. |
| 12/23/1976 | Indira Gandhi attacks the pro-Moscow Communist party for enticing her son Sanjay, but she denies grooming him as her successor. |
| 6/25/1992 | BJP bags eleven seats in the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha, Congress (I) secures seven. |
| 2/23/1997 | 176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa. |
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