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Historical Event on 12/27/1985

The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
9/29/1992Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
8/1/1955Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
7/2/1997Screening for Hepatitis C made mandatory all over India.
2/6/1949India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.