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Historical Event on 6/27/1964

Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
12/19/1969Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994- ), was born in Baroda.
11/14/1997Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
4/29/1960Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
10/30/2000The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.
11/20/1998V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai.