What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 27th April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 27th April.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- A. R. Murugadoss is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. A. R. Murugadass was born in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu. He studied B.A. in Bishop Heber College, Trichy.
- Syed Kamal (April 27, 1934) was a Pakistani film and TV actor. Kamal was a popular film star of in the 1960s and the 1970s. Kamal, whose film Tauba became a success, has a striking resemblance with the Indian film star Raj Kapoor, and he is not evasive about this issue.
- Dr. Prasanna Kumar Patasani (born 27 April 1946) is a Lawyer, Philosopher, Poet, and member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Bhubaneswar constituency of Orissa and is the Vice President and Founder Member of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) political party.
Death anniversaries on 27th April:
- Auto Shankar (January 21, 1954 – April 27, 1995) is the nickname of an Indian serial killer. Shankar and his gang were found guilty of six murders, committed over a period of two years in 1988–1989. They were tried for the murders of Lalitha, Sudalai, Sampath, Mohan, Govindaraj and Ravi. The bodies of the victims were either burnt or buried inside residential houses.
- J. V. Somayajulu (27 April 1928)was an Indian theatre and film actor. His most notable role was as Sankar Sastry in the Telugu movie Shankarabharanam he has won Film fare Best Actor Award (Telugu). He was an IAS officer and is believed to be the only officer in that rank to have acted in films.
Notable Events:
- 1526 – Babur was declared emperor of Delhi.
- 1606 – Jehangir arrested Khusro.
- 1705 – Aurangzeb captured Fort of Vagingera.
- 1854 – First telegram between Bombay and Pune.
- 1960 – President orders active implementation of Hindi.
- 1986 – Pranab Mukherjee expelled from Congress for 6 years.
- 1993 – Rashtriya Mahila Kosh was set up.
- 1996 – 11 General Election begins.
- 1997 – CBI decides to prosecute Laloo Yadav in Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case.