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Historical Event on 12/27/1996

Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1992Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG.
12/7/1993BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.
12/12/1958Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs West Indies at Kanpur.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
8/22/1988Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling.
12/31/1902Dr. Raghuvir, dictionary creator, having knowledge of Vedic Sanskrit, Tebiti, Chinese and Mongolian, was born.
6/25/1983India won 'Prudential World Cup' Cricket Championship held in England after defeating West Indies.
1/1/1989India and Pakistan sign three agreements.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.