History News Desk !!! According to Gregory calendar, 27 February is 58th day. There are still 307 days left in the year. (308 days in the leap year) The day of February 27 is recorded as a tragic event in history. In fact, on 27 February 2002, a mob had set fire to the Sabarmati Express train, which left from Godhra station in Gujarat and 59 people were killed in this terrible fire. The Sabarmati Express going to Ahmedabad had gone from Godhra station that someone pulled the chain and then stopped a train box after stone pelting. The people on the train were Hindu pilgrims and were returning from Ayodhya. After the incident, communal violence erupted in Gujarat and there was heavy loss of life and property. The situation deteriorated to such an extent that the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had to appeal to the people for peace.
Important events of 27 February
1879 – Artificial sweetener Saikrin was discovered in 1879 by Russian chemist Constantin Falberg. While researching the coal wire substances, he had a sweetness of a substance in his hand. He named this substance as ‘Saicen’. It was the first artificial sweetening substance to be available commercially. 1932 – British physicist James Chadwick discovered Neutron. Proton and neutrons in the molecule form the nucleus of the molecule. Electrons revolve around this nucleus. After this discovery it was possible to separate the nucleus of the molecule, paving the way for making atomic bombs. 2001 – 59 Hindu kar sevaks died due to fire of Muslims in a box of kar sevaks coming from Ayodhya in Godhra, Gujarat. Order to destroy all Dev statues by the Taliban in Afghanistan. 2005 – Maria Sharapova won the ‘Qatar Open’ title. 2007 – Lansana Koyte becomes the new Prime Minister of Guyana. 2008 – *25 women ‘G. for the seventh consecutive year for remarkable contribution in various fields. R-8 was awarded the honor ‘. The government of Pakistan withdrew all allegations of corruption against Asif Ali Zardari. 2009 – Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee handed over the successor of his Lok Sabha seat to senior party leader Lal Ji Tandon. 2010 – India won the first place by winning a total of 74 medals including 35 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze in the eighth Commonwealth shooting competition. England won 31 medals including four gold and won the third place by winning 13 medals including Wales Char Gold. Australia won the fourth position by winning 19 medals, including three golds. 2012 – India will be the third largest economy in the world by 2030, but its energy demand will be reduced to 4.5 percent. This is estimated by the global company of the energy sector BP.
Person born on 27 February
1954 – Virendra Kumar Khatik – Indian politician and India’s 17th Lok Sabha MP. 1952 – Prakash Jha – Famous Indian Hindi Filmmaker. 1945 – Satya Dev Singh – Was a politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 1943 – B. S. Yeddyurappa – Indian politician and Chief Minister of Karnataka]. 1934 – Manoj Das – Famous Oriya was a litterateur. 1925 – Shyama Charan Shukla – was the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. 1912 – Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar Kusumagraj – Marathi was a poet, playwright, novelist and short storyteller. 1882 – Vijay Singh Pathik – Was a famous freedom fighter of Rajasthan.
Died on 27 February
2010 – Nanaji Deshmukh – Strong pillar and famous social worker of ‘Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’. 1997 – Indivar – Famous Indian lyricist of Hindi films. 1976 – K. C. Reddy – First Chief Minister of Karnataka and former Governor of Madhya Pradesh. 1956 – Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar – was the famous freedom fighter and the first president of the Lok Sabha. 1931 – Chandrashekhar Azad, famous freedom fighter