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Historical Event on 5/27/1991

Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
11/12/1959Keshavrao Marutirao Jedhe, great leader of Harijans and farmers, passed away.
6/15/1990Punjab Government returned gold and other valuables seized from Golden Temple during the 1984 Blue Star operation to SGPC.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
2/9/1984Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.