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Historical Event on 7/27/1887

Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1987Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.
2/8/1971Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
5/17/1996Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
8/8/1912Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.
2/23/1998The Samajwadi Party candidate for the Motihari Lok Sabha seat, Mr. Devendra Nath Dubey, is shot dead at Baniarpur in Patna.
8/18/1990Pandit Narayan Chaturvedi, senior Hindi litterateur, died.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.