|
|
Historical Event on 6/27/1998
Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1998 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to M. S. Subbualakshmi (b 1916). |
| 1/14/1998 | Babur came to India , and conquered it through Sindh in his fifth attempt. |
| 4/23/1751 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 6/23/1894 | Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born. |
| 1/20/1994 | Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta. |
| 12/10/1945 | Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts. |
| 1/26/1957 | Ashok Omprakash Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84), was born in Amritsar. |
| 6/1/1998 | Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre. |
| 3/19/1911 | Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"". |
| 12/12/1961 | Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
