THOUGHT OF THE DAY
"Good manners are ageless, priceless and classless".
- DIANA MATHER ,
Events that took place on this day in history 27 October
2017,
The AIIMS successfully conducted India’s first craniopagus surgery to separate 28-month-old twins from Odisha, who were joined at the head. AIIMS said Jagga and Kalia, who underwent an 18-hour-long surgery, are “critical” and that they are on ventilator support. A team of 40 doctors from over 12 different super-specialities operated on the twins from Milipada village in Odisha. The twins, who were admitted to the hospital on July 13, were born with an extremely rare condition — joined at the top of their heads, with their bodies at 180 degrees to each other.
Famous people that have birthdays on this day in history 27 October
*In 1670,
Banda Singh Bahadur (27 October 1670 – 9 June 1716), was a Sikh warrior and a commander of Khalsa army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monastery at Nānded, on the bank of the river Godāvarī. In 1707.
*In 1985,
Sunitha Rao is an Indian-American former professional tennis player. She has won 8 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On July 7, 2008, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 144. On May 19, 2008, she peaked at world number 108 in the doubles rankings.
Famous people that have death anniversaries on this day in history 27 October
*In 1974,
Chakravarthi Padmanabhan Ramanujam was an Indian mathematician who worked in the fields of number theory and algebraic geometry. He was elected a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1973. Like his namesake Srinivasa Ramanujan, Ramanujam also had a very short life.
*In 1987,
Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant, real name Vijay Madhav Thackersey was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951.