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Historical Event on 6/23/1927

All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
3/17/1999An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar.
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.
1/10/1818The last battle was fought in Rampura between the Marathas and the company.
2/13/1994Dr. Krishnaprasad Mishra, 'Sahitya Academy Award' winner, Oria novelist and short story writer, passed away.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
6/19/1949People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.