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Historical Event on 1/27/1924

Sabu [Dastagir], actor (Elephant Boy, Drum), was born in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
10/28/1999The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1.
3/21/1971Gavaskar scores the first of his 34 Test tons, 116 at Georgetown.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.