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Historical Event on 8/27/1859

Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.

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3/8/1921Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born.
6/1/1874East India Company was dissolved.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
9/17/1876Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was born in Debanandpur village.
6/5/1995A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
2/19/1978Pankaj Mallik, famous Bengali music director and playback singer, passed away. He was the singer of the famous Hindi song ""Piya Milan Ko Jaana"".
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.