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Historical Event on 6/27/2000
Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/1992 | D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 8/18/1920 | Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding. |
| 8/28/1997 | Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court. |
| 5/11/1888 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born. |
| 5/25/1606 | Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir. |
| 12/28/1926 | Shirish Kumar, freedom figher, was born. |
| 12/4/1661 | Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi. |
| 4/21/1998 | Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission. |
| 10/6/1997 | I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister. |
| 1/19/1963 | Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away. |
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