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Historical Event on 5/27/1919

Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
11/30/1858Jagdish Chandra Bose, botonist and physics expert, was born at Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh).
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
8/4/1967World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
12/26/1921Nurul. S. Hasan, educationist and statesman, was born at Lucknow (U.P).
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
7/3/1987The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country.