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Historical Event on 1/27/1904
R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/24/1881 | Ram Rachhpal, son of Sukhi Ram, called 'Chhotu', freedom fighter, politician and leader, was born in a 'Jat' famlily in a small village Garhi Sampla in Rohpak district. His life was a saga of sincere and ceaseless striving to improve the condition of the poor peasants in India, popularly known as 'Deenbandhu'. |
| 11/13/1901 | War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London. |
| 1/8/2000 | Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai. |
| 11/2/1841 | Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan. |
| 12/11/1998 | Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs. |
| 12/17/1715 | Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army. |
| 2/20/1992 | Pandit Gauri Shankar, famous dance director in Hindi films, passed away. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
| 3/10/1897 | Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables. |
| 2/9/1931 | A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi. |
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