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Historical Event on 11/27/1935
Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), was born in Delhi
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| 11/22/1773 | Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48. |
| 10/5/1805 | Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh. |
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