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Historical Event on 6/27/1995

Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1992Dr. M.M.Thomas, Nagaland Governor, removed from office.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.
2/8/1936Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
8/15/1947Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India.
12/5/1931Gandhiji leaves England for India.
5/11/1985Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.
12/10/1999Dara Singh, the prime accused in the killing of Australian missionary, again gives a slip to police.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.