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Historical Event on 12/27/1988

The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
9/19/1996Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed.
1/6/1989Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed for the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
7/10/1994Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died.
11/10/1990Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.
2/3/1873Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born.
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
4/9/1965After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced.