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Historical Event on 3/27/1993
Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1993 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 9/5/1962 | Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday declared as Teachers Day. |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
| 6/19/1901 | Raj Chandra Bose, Indian mathematician and statistician, was born at Hosangabad in Madhya Pradesh. He made many valuable contributions to the subject. He discovered new codes for telecommunication. In 1976, America's highest honour to a scientist came to Bose as he was elected Fellow of the US Academy of Sciences. |
| 11/1/1992 | Indirabai Khadilkar, famous singer, died. |
| 8/7/1868 | Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born. |
| 11/14/1993 | Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP. |
| 1/15/1998 | Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years. |
| 2/16/1962 | General Election ( 3rd) of India begins. |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
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