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Historical Event on 4/27/1878

Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1878Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet.
1/9/1972In 1971, 433 feature films produced in the world with a record and a top position in film production.
6/27/1838Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay (Chatterjee), famous novelist, ""the father of modern Indian fiction"" and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', was borm at Katalpara near Naihati, West Bengal. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. He was among the first two Bengalee Graduates.
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
1/22/1971Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973.
5/5/1977Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
7/28/1921The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth.
5/7/1973Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died.