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Historical Event on 12/27/1975

372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/14/1995Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
3/28/1943S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887.
1/22/1986Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.
1/28/1902Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
12/19/1966Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.
9/4/1825Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.
7/11/1998The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.