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Historical Event on 10/16/1976

Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
5/18/1872Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born.
4/12/1873Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala.
10/20/1920Censor Board, after examining the film 'Ahilya Uddhar' on October 20, started mentioning the number of reels as well as the length in feet on the Censor Certificate. The film had already been released earlier on August 23, 1919.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
1/6/1818Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection.
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.