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Historical Event on 11/27/1999

BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1858Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
12/25/1936Ismail Merchant, producer (Householder), was born in Bombay, India.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).