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Historical Event on 5/27/1998

Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
2/28/1950The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.
9/23/1743Sawai Jaising died.
7/9/1999Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.
4/20/1989Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
10/9/1992Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail.
11/12/1885Firodia Kundanmal Shobhachand, politician and Gandhian, was born.
11/1/1913Ghadar Movement started at San Francisco.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.