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Historical Event on 6/27/2000
The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/16/1931 | R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/1/1928 | Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 5/1/1973 | All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised. |
| 9/18/1925 | Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 7/3/1897 | Hansa Mehta, educationist and social reformer, was born at Surat (Gujarat). |
| 12/31/1929 | At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc. |
| 5/19/1951 | Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 6/1/1790 | A treaty was signed between Marathas, Britishers and Nizam. |
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