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Historical Event on 9/27/1990

Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1962Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
3/20/1602United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
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.
7/12/1947Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
4/21/1955Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India.
4/21/1955Allauddin Masood Shah, Sultan of Dehli, was thrown off the throne.