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Historical Event on 5/27/1999

Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
12/26/190723rd session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Bose. In this session, Congress was split into two groups named 'Extremists' under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and 'Moderates' under the leadership of Dr. Rashbehari Bose. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta took active part on the moderate side. Anand Bazar reported with headings as ""The 23rd National Congress. Presidential Election. Tilak's Amendment. Uproarious Proceedings. Free Fight. Police Aid. Pandal Cleared. Police Escort Tilak. Adjourned Sine Die"".
11/5/1907Special commissioner appointed to deal with famine conditions.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
4/3/1932Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan.
11/26/1949Constitution of India was adopted
7/1/1997Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
11/19/1838Keshab Chandra Sen (1838-84), nationalist leader of Bengal, was born in Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in the country. He joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1857 but seperated from it in 1866 and founded Brahma Samaj of India, a radical offshoot of the Adi Brahmo Samaj.