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Historical Event on 3/27/1977

The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1940Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.
6/27/1839Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
11/20/1947Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
4/18/1971Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay.
12/12/1992Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.
2/21/1991The President accepts the resignation of 5 cabinet members who were disqualified by the Speaker as per the anti-defection law.
2/13/1994Yashwant Narsingh Kelkar, senior historian and journalist in Maharashtra, passed away.