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Historical Event on 6/27/1917
Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48), was born in Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1997 | Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998) |
| 3/1/1950 | The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000. |
| 5/19/1913 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born. |
| 11/14/1998 | Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies. |
| 4/3/1984 | Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi. |
| 9/20/1992 | Vithhal Badgelwar, painter and sculptor, passed away. |
| 3/28/1995 | Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away. |
| 6/20/1957 | Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died. |
| 2/21/1952 | General Election ( 1st) of India ends. |
| 2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
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