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Historical Event on 5/27/1999

Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
3/16/1977Sixth General Election of India begins.
7/23/1906Chandrashekhar Azad, great freedom revolutionery and leader, was born at Jhabra, Madhya Pradesh.
5/12/1952Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India's Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
2/12/194614 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
10/1/1998Anxiety in stock market after UTI's US-64 scheme is reported to have paid dividend, eating out of its capital.