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Historical Event on 8/27/1997
Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/21/1997 | Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal. |
| 4/3/1700 | Sikandar, former sultan of Vijapur, passed away at Satara in the imprisonment of Mughals. |
| 9/7/1999 | India rejects Pakistan demand for a East Timor type of referendum in Kashmir. |
| 3/10/2000 | Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999. |
| 11/11/1921 | Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence. |
| 9/24/1777 | Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 8/8/1923 | Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India. |
| 1/1/1986 | Fourth Pay Commission implemented. |
| 9/19/1933 | Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born. |
| 1/18/1995 | Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala. |
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