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Historical Event on 5/27/1998

Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
4/29/1998The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
10/24/1992Narmada, World Bank sets time to correct defects.
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.
10/28/1964Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.