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Historical Event on 11/27/1972
Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/27/1972 | Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans. |
| 3/23/1968 | Atul Satish Wassan, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1989-90), was born in Delhi. |
| 3/20/1602 | United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies. |
| 12/28/1951 | Recognition to Libya by India accorded. |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 5/22/1996 | 11th Lok Sabha's first session begins. |
| 7/15/1936 | Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P. |
| 4/3/1912 | M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur. |
| 4/3/1912 | Humayun crossed the Indus and captured Lahore and ousted Sikandar Suri of Delhi throne. |
| 3/16/1946 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away. |
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