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Historical Event on 2/27/1912

Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born.

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5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.