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Historical Event on 11/27/1907
Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
| 9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
| 1/19/1977 | World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'. |
| 5/15/1996 | The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President. |
| 12/5/2000 | Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'. |
| 11/30/1896 | Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children. |
| 1/7/1994 | The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year. |
| 8/17/1958 | Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died. |
| 3/16/1924 | Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away. |
| 7/28/1924 | Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south. |
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