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Historical Event on 9/27/1703

More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1947Diplomatic relations between India and Russia established.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
3/20/1904Charles Freer Andrews came to India as a Christian Missionary and joined the staff of St. Stephen's College in Delhi.
12/28/1688Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb demolishes all temples (around 1,000) in Mathura. (During their reign, Muslim rulers had destroyed roughly 60,000 Hindu temples throughout India, constructing mosques on 3,000 sites).
11/17/1991Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes.
12/27/1998Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.