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Historical Event on 5/27/1999

Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/9/1997Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
12/28/1885Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee.
3/18/1919Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
12/11/1987Rajiv Government defeats the first ever no-confidence motion.
5/27/1992M. L. Manchanda, AIR's Patiala engineer who was kidnapped by Babbar Khalsa militants, was found executed.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950).