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Historical Event on 3/27/1996

President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
10/18/1997Prince Philip switches on the internet version of Malayala Manorama and The Week at Kochi.
1/10/1993India asks Pakistan to reduce its diplomatic strength by 40.
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
3/6/1915Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
1/2/1994Warden's in Arambaug, India lead about a fifty hungry and bruised elephants into a forest for temporary shelter. After a week, the herd strayed from a santuary, stampeding villagers and terrorising peasants.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.