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Historical Event on 5/27/1968
Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1945 | Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died. |
| 11/30/1999 | The disinvestment panel headed by G. V. Ramakrishna demits office after the end of its three-year term. |
| 1/19/1960 | Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away. |
| 7/4/1789 | British East India Company signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hydrabad and Peshwa of Pune against Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore, on the understanding that a cavalry of 10,000 would attack Tipu's territory and the conquered area would be divided amongst the three. |
| 7/3/1838 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born. |
| 4/28/1993 | Troops storm police complex in Srinagar and free officials from the rebelling 2000 policemen. |
| 2/9/1991 | India holds the last decennial census of the century. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
| 5/19/1796 | Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. |
| 1/1/1894 | Satyendranath Bose, Professor and famous Indian physics expert, was born, He worked with Albert Einstein for some time. |
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