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Historical Event on 8/27/1952

Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
6/18/1896Cota Ramaswami, cricketer (Davis Cup for India 1922, Test 1936), was born in Madras.
5/25/1894Biharilal Chakravorty, bengali poet, passed away.
1/19/1963Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.
1/23/1954Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India.
10/4/1997Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
1/11/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).
7/2/1970Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, passed away.