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Historical Event on 6/27/1966

D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1986Satwant Singh, Balbir Singh and Kehar Singh, all sikhs, were sentenced to death for the assassination of India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
7/1/1906Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
4/18/1918Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash.
3/31/1867Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
3/22/1932Indian Muslims break with Great Britain.
10/3/1831Britishers captured Mysore.
3/23/1931Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).