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Historical Event on 6/27/1998
Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/26/1998 | S. Chandrasekar, scientist, was selected for the Niels Bohr-UNESCO gold medal. |
| 12/5/1946 | Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away. |
| 9/1/1962 | Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur. |
| 4/5/1950 | Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights. |
| 2/22/1873 | Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born. |
| 12/19/1919 | Sunil Kumar Banerjee, cricket Test Umpire for 1 test from 1963-64, was born at Bengal. |
| 12/25/1937 | Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar. |
| 2/19/1919 | Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born. |
| 4/4/1984 | Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth. |
| 10/12/1946 | Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay. |
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