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Historical Event on 10/27/1998

L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
12/23/1959Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.
11/11/1958Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
4/12/1942Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
10/30/1992India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.
2/2/1967US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.