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Historical Event on 8/27/1859

Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
2/19/1995National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only institute exclusively devoted to Oil Palm research in India, was established.
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
3/3/1931Gandhi and Viceroy Irwin sign Delhi Pact giving Indians right to make salt if civil disobedience stops.
3/25/1911L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
2/25/1869Anand Shankar Bapubhai Dhruv, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of monthly magzine 'Vasant' , was born.
10/24/1945UNO Day.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.