27 January - India on this day23 events

Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune.

President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.

First unit of Atomic Energy Production Centre started at Kalpakkam.

Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port.

Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.

Tarkatirtha Laxmanshastri Joshi, the great thinker, master of Sanskrit and editor of Marathi Vishwakosh, was born.

R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born.

Sabu [Dastagir], actor (Elephant Boy, Drum), was born in India.

Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born.

Michael Craig, actor (Escape 2000, Vault of Horror), was born in Pune.

V. S. Sarvate (Tatya Saheb), great revolutionary writer, passed away.

Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.

Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.

55 miners, trapped inside New Kenda Colliery of Eastern Coal Fields, die.

'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully.

Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away.

P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).

P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest.

The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.

M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.

Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution.

K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term.

K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.