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Historical Event on 4/27/1920

Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
9/12/1627Ibrahim Adilshah died.
9/12/1627Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.
9/12/1627The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.
5/13/1949Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established.
9/2/1956Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India).
6/12/1997Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
5/23/1975P. S. Bapat, victoria cross winner Lieutenant General, passed away.
12/16/1922Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle.