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Historical Event on 4/27/2000

Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1998An Amusement and Picnic Resorts Pvt. Ltd. with five dolphins and sea lions was inaugurated at Mahabalipuram.
8/5/1907Kashi Nath Pandey, politician and Trade Unionist, was born in Fursatpur Village.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.
8/6/1951Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
3/20/1921Dr. P. C. Alexander, Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
3/30/1949Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.