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Historical Event on 8/27/1987

B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1991Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died.
4/3/1984Soyuz T-11 carried three cosmonauts along with the first Indian Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma to Salyut 7.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
2/8/1993India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.
12/9/1873Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.
12/31/1941Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
5/8/1990A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.