SINDH IN HISTORY TODAY (27th OCTOBER)
27th October BIRTH DATES
1. Nandiram Mirani (Sehwan/Early writer of British Period/ birth 27th October1819),
2. Makhdoom Muhammad Amin (Hala/Saint poet/ birth 27th October1838),
3. Ahmad Khan 'Sheda' (Hala/Poet/ birth 27th October1900),
4. Manohardas 'Talib' (Larkano - Mumbai/Singer & Poet/ birth 27th October1927),
5. Moulana Abdul Rahim Laghari (Ahmadani/Religious Scholar/ birth 27th October1929),
6. Indar Kewalramani (Bhiria - New Delhi/Actor/ birth 27th October1936),
7. Khair Muhammad 'Azad' Jalbani (Ghulam Hussain/Poet/ birth 27th October1946),
8. Lalan Abro (Tayab/Poet/ birth 27th October1967),
9. Mushtaq Bukhari (Loungani/Poet/ birth 27th October1969),
10. Mir Hassan Khoso (Poet/ birth 27th October1983)
DEATH DATES
1. Syed Ziauddin 'Zia' (Thato/ death 27th October1814),
2. Munir Channo (Writer/ death 27th October1967),
3. Jan Muhammad Jamali (Jati/Founder PTA/ death 27th October1974),
4. Habibullah Manganhar (Arzi Bhutto/Folklore poet/ death 27th October2011)
EVENTS
1843: Charles Napier sending letter from Karachi apprises the Governor - General of the situation he faced in Sindh. He writes that '20,000 men under Mir Sher Muhammad were within a march of my camp. I had the magazines and hospital full of wounded men, to guard on the banks of the Indus. I had six sovereign princes in my camp, intriguing as hard as they could to arrange an attack upon my camp... I had an immense treasure to guard...Zenanas were about 800 powerful Balochees well-armed.'
1857: Sindh Commissioner informs all Heads of independent States of the fall of Delhi and relief of Luck now by Generals Havelock and Outram that occurred oe 20th and 25th October respectively.
1859: Sindh Commissioner prescribes procedure to be adopted in dealing with persons of Kelat territory committing offences within British territory.
1958: Maj. Gen. Iskandar Mirza relinquishes his office of President Ship and hands over all powers to Gen. Muhammad Ayub, who ruled country for more than a decade.
1959: Gen. Ayub becomes the Field Marshal and Promulgates the Basic Democracies Order providing the constitution of Basic Democratic Institution ranging from the Union Council level to Provincial Development Advisory Councils.
1989: No -Confidence motion against Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is moved. Voting will be on November, 2.
1996: Jamait -i- Islami sit -in effort is made to fizzle out in Islamabad aimed heavy teargasing and baton charges.
2000: Accountability Court issue non - bail able arrest warrants of Benazir Bhutto.