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Historical Event on 5/27/1999
IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/12/1801 | Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 6/25/1994 | Dinsha Pirosha Madan, Chief Justice of Supreme Court, died. |
| 4/24/1972 | Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away. |
| 10/31/1990 | Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley. |
| 8/11/1999 | Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai. |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 5/11/1919 | Troops under General Barrett inflicted a sharp reverse today on the invading Afghans at Bagh Springs. The whole of the frontier area was up in arms with tribesmen threatening Landi Khotal and martial law being proclaimed in Peshawar. It was expected however that General Barrett, well equipped with guns and airplanes, would soon control the situation. Reports had been reaching London for some time about the possibility of an Afghan incursion following the murder of the pro-British Emir Habibullah. His third son, Amanullah Khan, who took over the throne, was known to be hostile toward the government of India. |
| 5/13/1905 | Fakruddin Ali Ahmed, the fifth President of India, was born at Delhi. |
| 5/1/2000 | Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo. |
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