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Historical Event on 5/27/1997

Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
11/6/1950King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
1/15/1993PM asks for judicial probe into Bombay riots, sanctions Rs. 1 crore aid for victims.
9/4/1990An all-party meeting refuses to endorse the decision to implement Mandal Commission Report according to which 27\% jobs are reserved for backward communities.
8/17/1780Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived.
4/21/1997Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.