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Historical Event on 5/27/1964

Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/2000Supreme Court imposes, with immediate effect, a ban on industries in Delhi and Haryana from discharging untreated industrial effluents into the Yamuna.
8/18/1923Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
2/17/1991Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away.
8/15/1960Maharashtra State Sahkari Grihvitta Corporation was established.
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.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
12/26/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.