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Historical Event on 10/27/1987

Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1921Ahmed Gulsher, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Satna (M.P).
1/18/1930Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur (Tagore) and Mahatma Gandhi met at Sabarmati Ashram.
5/20/1878Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.
1/30/1999Gopinath Bordoloi was awarded the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, The Highest Civilian Award in India. 1999.
3/12/1992India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.
4/12/1992M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away.
1/1/1900Sathya Sai Baba was born
9/29/1999Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, meet his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz meet at the SAARC ministerial meeting.
2/15/1998Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.