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Historical Event on 1/27/1994

55 miners, trapped inside New Kenda Colliery of Eastern Coal Fields, die.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
6/18/1974Govinddas Seth, Hindi litterateur and politician, died.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
5/28/1998India takes retaliatory measures against Australia for its unilateral action.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
6/3/1992M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam.
1/15/1887Shri Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary, freedom fighter and a great native poet, was born in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.
5/3/1896Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala.
5/20/1999The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.
11/24/1963Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away.