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Historical Event on 3/27/1845
Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/13/1982 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal passed away. |
| 11/24/1941 | Attack on Pearl Harbour. |
| 2/20/1847 | Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established. |
| 10/9/1968 | Olympic Games open in Mexico City. |
| 2/22/1873 | Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born. |
| 2/22/1873 | Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away. |
| 12/4/1992 | RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi. |
| 7/16/1996 | The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'. |
| 3/10/1939 | 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India. |
| 4/9/1954 | India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues. |
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