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Historical Event on 8/27/1998

India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1990Dr. L. P. Barbosa, Goa CM, resigns following withdrawal of support by Maharashta Gomantak Party.
9/30/199724th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum.
9/10/2000Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship.
12/14/1920Akali Dal established.
6/20/1869Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.
12/28/1995Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.
1/29/1939Ramkrishna Mission Sanskritik Sansthan (Institute of Culture) was established.
10/5/1989Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.