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Historical Event on 6/27/1939

Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1999Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
10/4/1974India in apartheid protest refuses to play South Africa in Davis Cup finals.
1/24/1966Gulzarilal Nanda stepped down from the position of acting Prime Minister of India. He held his position till January 11, 1966 (Acting).
5/27/1952United Nationalist Party and the Indian Democratic Party combined to form one opposition party - National Democratic Party with Dr. S. P. Mukherjee as leader.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
2/22/1948Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
4/3/1914Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".
10/5/1990Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.