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Historical Event on 5/27/1964
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/18/1993 | BJP issues white paper on Ayodhya. |
| 12/27/1990 | DMK led Pondicherry ministry, headed by D. Ramachandran, resigns following loss of majority. |
| 11/5/1605 | Accession of Jahangir |
| 12/29/1968 | Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died. |
| 2/3/1986 | Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta. |
| 8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
| 9/4/1993 | New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank. |
| 3/11/1795 | Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals. |
| 1/12/1948 | Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji. |
| 3/19/1911 | Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"". |
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