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Historical Event on 4/27/1920

Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces a special fund for population projects with the Planning Commission providing seed money of Rs. 100 crores. He was addressing the maiden meeting of the National Population Commission.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
3/17/1985Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.
5/25/1996Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
12/28/1996India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in the first innings of the game.
8/22/1922Alluri Seetaram Raju inspired and organised the tribals to wage a war against the British. Raju's army raided Chintapalli police station and there was regular warfare between him and the British forces.
1/24/1996H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
6/23/1993Motilal Vohra made governor of UP.
7/21/1975Hindi Post Guards was established by Government.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.