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Historical Event on 6/27/1967

First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.
5/22/1996United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D. Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
1/23/1920Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
5/9/1997At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.
6/23/1953Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention.
10/1/1949'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established.
10/18/1925Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.