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Historical Event on 10/27/1999

The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
2/25/1993Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
6/23/1920Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
12/20/1920Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal  was born.
5/23/1993PM arrives in Tashkent.