27 August - India on this day18 events

Mother Teresa, [Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu], nobel Prize awardee and social worker, was born in Skopje, Macedonia in Yugoslavia.

Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born.

India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.

Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.

Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, was born.

Guru Granth Sahib was established in the Golden Temple of Amritsar.

Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.

The Cabinet Committee on political affairs decides to put a proposal before the Parliament providing five to ten per cent of Central Government jobs reserved for economically weaker sections.

The President issues two ordinances making it mandatory for new medical and dental colleges to obtain prior approval of the Medical and Dental Councils of India before their establishment.

Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.

Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.

Mika Hakkinen wins the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix in SPA-Francorchamps at Belgium.

Haider Ali and the Britishers fought the battle of Pallilore.

Metric system of weights and measures introduced.

Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.

Andhra Pradesh Governor asks N T Rama Rao to prove his majority on 31st following a split in the Telugu Desam party.

B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal.

Major-General (Kumari) Gertude Ali Ram, the first women General in Indian Army, was appointed as the first Director of Military Nursing Services at the Army Headquarters.