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Historical Event on 2/27/1997

CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1993SC Jamir elected leader of the Congress (I) Legislature Party in Nagaland.
5/20/1677Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi.
7/15/1993Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President.
12/13/1899Pandurang Satu Naik, famous film photographer of Indian film industry, was born.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
9/30/1972Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.
2/28/1950The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
4/1/1920S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi.
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.