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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 7/27/1887 |
Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born. |
| 7/27/1889 |
Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji. |
| 7/27/1910 |
Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away. |
| 7/27/1914 |
Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914). |
| 7/27/1927 |
Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 7/27/1928 |
Rameshwar Sahai Saxena, famous writer, lawyer and journalist, was born at Lalitpur, (UP). |
| 7/27/1941 |
Japanese forces land in Indo-China. |
| 7/27/1947 |
Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege. |
| 7/27/1949 |
Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir. |
| 7/27/1959 |
Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut. |
| 7/27/1972 |
Charu Majumdar, father of Naxalite Movement and the founder President of C.O.I.(M-L), died in prison. |
| 7/27/1982 |
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years. |
| 7/27/1986 |
The Supreme Court orders all-India test for medical seats. |
| 7/27/1991 |
Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed. |
| 7/27/1992 |
Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died. |
| 7/27/1993 |
Rao government defeats the no-confidence motion by 265-251 votes. Seven of the JD (A) vote with government as JD (A) and AIADMK decide to vote for no-confidence motion. |
| 7/27/1994 |
Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses. |
| 7/27/1995 |
11 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes. |
| 7/27/1998 |
Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death. |
| 7/27/1998 |
B. B. Lyngdoh is sworn in Meghalaya Chief Minister. |
| 7/27/1998 |
7 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 7/27/1998 |
The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/6/1910 | Satakopan Chandilyan Bhashyam, journalist, was born at Tirukkoilur, Madras. |
| 12/3/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins silver in 1500 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
| 3/29/1857 | Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny. |
| 7/4/1899 | Vishnuprasad Ranchhoddas Trivedi, famous critic in Gujrati, educationist and author, was born at Umreth, Gujarat . |
| 7/1/1947 | British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power. |
| 5/28/1998 | India takes retaliatory measures against Australia for its unilateral action. |
| 3/24/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India. |
| 12/10/1918 | Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford. |
| 11/7/1908 | N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 8/17/1998 | The Government issues a notification banning the use of quinacrine, a controversial female contraceptive and sterilization agent. |
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