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Historical Event on 8/27/1997
Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/11/1984 | India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam. |
| 2/25/1962 | India Congress Party wins elections. |
| 1/17/1987 | Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar. |
| 10/2/1954 | Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal. |
| 4/7/1942 | Anandshankar Bapubhai Dhruv, famous Gujarati expert, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of a monthly magzine, died. |
| 8/17/1986 | In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"". |
| 8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
| 9/29/1990 | Central Government adopt a three-pronged strategy to create additional 30 lakh jobs outside the government sector over the next five years. |
| 9/14/1992 | The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered. |
| 11/19/1985 | Lall Singh, cricketer (one Test for India 1932), passed away. |
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