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Historical Event on 1/27/1989

M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
10/22/1908John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
6/19/1747Nadirshaha passed away.
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
7/26/1975Anti-government demonstrations held in Gujarat, defying the emergency law prohibiting such demonstrations.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
10/24/1994Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India.
1/5/1952Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died.
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.