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Historical Event on 12/27/1996
Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.

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12/16/1980	Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
5/29/1968	Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
10/28/1981	Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
2/28/1835	Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
1/15/1934	Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed.
1/25/1989	Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
10/13/1905	Sister Nivedita died.
6/20/1873	Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
10/18/1919	W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born.
9/18/1995	Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died.

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Historical Event on 12/27/1996 Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.

Historical Event on 12/27/1996
Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.