Quick glance of 27 April in the pages of History

April 27: Here are the major events that occurred on 27 April….

• 27 April, 1526: Babur Shah was declared as the Emperor of Delhi.
• 27 April, 1606: Jahangir arrested Khusroo.
• 27 April, 1705: Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera.
• 27 April, 1748: Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.
• 27 April, 1854: First telegram was sent between Mumbai and Pune.
• 27 April, 1857: Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India’s first Cinema Hall – ‘Elphinstone Palace’ at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born.

• 27 April, 1878: Calcutta University started Women’s Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination.
• 27 April, 1906: China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission
• 27 April, 1912: Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress and choreographer, was born
• 27 April, 1918: Gandhiji attends Viceroy’s War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.

• 27 April, 1919: Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born.
• 27 April, 1920: Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born.
• 27 April, 1960: Presidential orders were issued on the report of the Committee of Parliament on official Languages which includes issues relating to preparation of terminology (Hindi glossaries, Hindia translation of codes and procedural literature, imparting training in Hindi to employees propagation of Hindi, language of bills, language to be used in the Supreme Court and High Court etc).

• 27 April, 1986: Congress (I) expels former Union Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee from the party for 6 years.
• 27 April, 1992: For the first time in its 700-year history, the British House of Commons is presided over by a female Speaker. Betty Boothroyd served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1992 to 2000.
• 27 April, 1993: A national credit fund for women called the ‘Rashtriya Mahila Kosh’ set up.
• 27 April, 1994: Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21.
• 27 April, 1994: South African citizens of all races are allowed to vote in a general election for the first time. The 1994 general election was held precisely 44 years after Apartheid was formalized by the government with the passing of the Group Areas Act.

• 27 April, 1996: General Election (11th) of India begins.
• 27 April, 1997: CBI decides to prosecute Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav, former CM Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Union Minister Chandra Deo Prasad Verma and 53 others in the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case.
• 27 April, 2005:The Airbus A380 takes to the skies for the first time. The double-deck airliner is the world’s largest commercial jet.
• 27 April, 2009: Feroz Khan, Hindi film actor, director and producer, passed away