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Historical Event on 1/27/1995

Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.
12/11/1687Madras' first presidency chartered with a Mayor s court as a Municipal Corporation.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
12/23/1954Tito, Nehru reject plan for neutral third bloc, yet insist on peaceful co-existence.
2/24/1996S. Korean President Kim Young Sam visits India.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.
5/25/1611Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.