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Historical Event on 7/27/1982

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.
8/26/1997Employee Provident Fund scheme of 1952 amended to ensure that all PF claims are settled within 30 days from the date of receipt of claims by the PF Commissioner.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
3/12/1941Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India.
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.