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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
7/19/1974Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London.
4/5/1940Charles Freer Andrews, a Christian Missionary, died in Calcutta. He is also referred as ""Deenabandhu Andrews"".
3/27/1767Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
3/26/1942Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.
7/1/1996RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
11/1/1930S. R. Bose, cricket test umpire for one test in 1983-84, was born in Bihar.
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.