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Historical Event on 8/27/1952

Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1964Unit Trust of India' established.
1/15/1921Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
9/23/1997India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.
5/10/1985P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
2/10/1926Rajmata Krishna Kumari, social worker, was born at Dharangadhra.
5/21/1966General Election (11th) of India ends.
9/14/1991Assam declared 'disturbed area', army launches 'Operation Rhino' against ULFA militants.
4/3/1932Boycott of British goods was so widespread that 70\% of cotton products were now thought to have come from Japan.
6/6/1916Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary.