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Historical Event on 9/27/1703
More than 8,000 people died in a cyclone in England.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1693 | Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest. |
| 6/29/1909 | Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 9/8/1952 | The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva. |
| 11/19/1924 | Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963). |
| 9/18/1992 | M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87. |
| 2/26/1858 | Diwan Maniram and Piali Barua were hanged. (Grandson of Purandara Simha, the last Ahom king of Assam). |
| 2/26/1858 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 12/5/1943 | The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
| 8/22/1933 | Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years. |
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