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Historical Event on 6/27/1998
Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1994 | Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away. |
| 5/21/1855 | Rani Rasmoni was consecrated at Bhabatarini Kali Temple of Dakhineswar. |
| 7/13/1930 | Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India. |
| 6/5/1997 | Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal. |
| 11/9/1972 | Laxmi Poruri, guntur India and tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), was born. |
| 4/4/1912 | Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born. |
| 6/9/1964 | Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting. |
| 1/14/1994 | Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. |
| 9/11/2000 | A Delhi High Court exonerates senior Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister H.K.L. Bhagat in a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case in Delhi (in Mansarovar Park in East Delhi on November 1, 1984). |
| 4/11/1999 | India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile. |
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