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Historical Event on 8/27/1987

B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1966Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns.
5/9/1996LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .
2/10/1992Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
1/25/1880Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
5/8/1971Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
10/1/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy.