Here are 10 significant events from both world history and Indian history that occurred on August 27:
World History:
1. 410 CE: The Visigoths ended their sack of Rome, marking a crucial event in the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
2. 1883: The catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa in Indonesia, one of the deadliest volcanic events, killed over 36,000 people.
3. 1896: The Anglo-Zanzibar War, the shortest war in history, lasted only 38 minutes.
4. 1955: The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records was published.
5. 1962: NASA launched the Mariner 2 space probe, which became the first successful mission to another planet, Venus.
6. 1964: American serial killer Edmund Kemper committed his first murder.
7. 1928: The Kellogg-Briand Pact was signed, renouncing war as a national policy.
8. 1950: The BBC made its first live television broadcast from a remote location.
9. 1989: Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escaped from his luxury prison.
10. 2003: Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years.
Indian History:
1. 1859: Dorabji Tata, who laid the foundation of Tata Steel, was born.
2. 1870: The Shramjeevi Sangh, India’s first labor union, was established.
3. 1972: The wrestler and actor Dalip Singh Rana, also known as The Great Khali, was born.
4. 1976: Major General G. Ali Ram became the first woman to be appointed Director of the Military Nursing Service.
5. 1976: The legendary playback singer Mukesh died.
6. 1999: India released Pakistani prisoners of war from the Kargil conflict.
7. 1999: Sonali Banerjee became India’s first female Marine Engineer.
8. 2013: The Muzaffarnagar riots, one of the most infamous communal riots in recent history, began.
9. 1604: The Adi Granth, the holy scripture of Sikhism, was installed at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
10. 1928: Bhagat Singh and his associates bombed the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi, signaling a significant moment in the Indian independence movement.
These events highlight the diversity of significant historical milestones that took place on August 27 over the years in both global and Indian contexts.
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