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Historical Event on 5/27/1930

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was arrested during Salt Movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1947India's agreement with Pakistan on outstanding issues like assets, liabilities, division of sterling balance and military stores, etc. signed.
2/24/1880Satyanarayan, great poet of Kannada language, was born.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
4/19/1981Indira Gandhi,Prime Minister, inaugurated `Maharashtra Vidhanbhavan'.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
1/26/1876Railway route started between Mumbai and Calcutta.