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Historical Event on 10/27/1969

Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
3/10/1995Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
4/12/1992M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away.
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
2/10/1990Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died.
5/27/1948The trial of nine men accused of assassination of Gandhi before a special court judge at the Red Fort. The trial ended on 30th Dec.
6/24/1991The first-ever BJP ministry led by Kalyan Singh takes over in UP.