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Historical Event on 5/27/1997
Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1921 | Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosle, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 11/30/1994 | Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 9/5/1918 | Ratanji Jamshetji Tata, famous Indian industrialist and social reformer, died. |
| 8/22/1992 | Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party. |
| 1/19/1931 | The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also. |
| 1/18/1999 | Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 2/6/1955 | 55 miners die in explosion in Bihar State. |
| 6/1/1996 | H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in. |
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