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Historical Event on 12/27/1976

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1947All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.
8/29/1976Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam of Bengal, great revolutionary, died on his visit to Dhaka in Bangladesh.
2/16/1923Vishnu Moreshwar Mahajani, famous author, poet and playwright, passed away.
8/19/1887S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
6/5/1994Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.
8/13/1993Rama Rao vows not to return to the house unless the government is ousted.
11/18/2000Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, said there would be no cuts in Income Tax rates in the next budget, and signalled that the reforms process will continue.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.