27 DEC TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

Today in Indian History
Events for December 27

27-December-1797	Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra.
27-December-1898	Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born.
27-December-1901	Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
27-December-1911	Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
27-December-1926	Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK.
27-December-1929	Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Ir
27-December-1931	150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
27-December-1936	Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
27-December-1962	India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
27-December-1975	A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster.
27-December-1975	372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state.
27-December-1976	The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
27-December-1976	Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
27-December-1977	The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
27-December-1985	The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
27-December-1987	Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum .
27-December-1988	The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
27-December-1990	Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
27-December-1990	DMK led Pondicherry ministry, headed by D. Ramachandran, resigns following loss of majority.
27-December-1992	The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.
27-December-1992	Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
27-December-1996	Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
27-December-1998	Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
27-December-1998	Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
27-December-1999	PSCB's Prathima Kumari shattered the National clean and jerk mark twice in the women's 58-kg class on the second day of the senior national weightlifting championship in Kalyan.