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Historical Event on 5/27/1999
IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/9/1919 | Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born. |
| 7/2/1926 | Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
| 12/19/1917 | Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born. |
| 1/18/2000 | S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate. |
| 1/11/1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously. |
| 9/27/1873 | Vithalbhai Patel, great freedom fighter, social worker, nationalist leader, politician and President of the Central Assembly, was born at Karmasad, Gujarat. |
| 5/10/1996 | PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign. |
| 8/2/1781 | Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 3/6/1998 | A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh. |
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