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Historical Event on 11/27/1976

Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
12/1/1894Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, was born.
12/29/1977World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay.
3/2/1952Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company.
6/6/1903A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience.
11/20/1760Phattesingh Bhosle passed away.
3/3/1989Gwal Pahari in Haryana switched on the solar energy centre of the first pilot 50 kilowatt solar power plant.
3/3/1989Affonso de Albuquerque, who is regarded as the real founder of Portuguese power in India, died at the age of 73 years.
9/27/1873Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat.