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Historical Event on 12/27/1985

The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1922Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born.
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
6/30/1930George Fernandes, worker's leader and politician, was born.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
4/2/1980Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.
11/22/1991Supreme Court declares Karnataka's ordinance on Cauvery water dispute as unconstitutional.
9/1/1981Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 03/Sept/1984.
2/6/1954Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.