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Historical Event on 4/27/1918

Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
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4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
10/12/1997Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
11/17/1986SAARC Summit at Bangalore decides to set up permanent secretariat at Kathmandu; India elected new Chairman.
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12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.