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Historical Event on 2/27/1997
CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1923 | K. Alagirisami, famous journalist, playwright and story writer, was born. |
| 1/11/1975 | Oil struck in third Bombay High rig. |
| 5/31/1970 | Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to. |
| 10/14/1991 | Prasannakumar Abhyankar, senior journalist, died. |
| 6/29/1966 | Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous mathematics expert, died. |
| 8/22/1994 | Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives. |
| 7/18/1993 | India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final. |
| 2/5/1992 | D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya. |
| 8/3/1995 | Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government. |
| 1/18/1994 | A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis. |
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