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Historical Event on 5/27/1998

Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
2/13/1936Dinsha Wachha, great Industrialist and social worker, passed away at Mumbai.
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
1/6/1847Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
7/10/1964Bangalore University was established in Karnataka.
4/11/1999India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile.
2/19/1919Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.