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Historical Event on 3/27/1898
Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/23/1856 | Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. |
| 7/26/1874 | Rajarshi Shahu Chhatrapati, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 4/18/1612 | Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal. |
| 3/2/1986 | Kashinath Ghanekar, famous stage artist, passed away. |
| 5/31/1970 | Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to. |
| 1/22/1922 | Shanta Buddhisagar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 1/20/1988 | Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan. |
| 1/18/1997 | SC says telephone tapping is violation of fundamental rights but permits it by government in special circumstances. |
| 7/18/1953 | Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta. |
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