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Historical Event on 5/27/1990
Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/13/1877 | Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born. |
| 3/22/1906 | Bhagwant Bhikaji Samant, educationalist, was born. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 5/12/1992 | Ms. Santosh Yadav (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) becomes the second Indian woman to set foot atop Mt. Everest. |
| 11/21/1962 | India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 12/6/1976 | Nana Patil, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 10/31/2000 | Chhattisgarh, the 26th State of Indian Union, comes into existence with the swearing in of its Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay and Chief Minister Ajit Jogi at a glittering function at Raipur. |
| 5/3/1994 | Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it. |
| 6/8/1936 | Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958. |
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