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Historical Event on 8/26/1927

Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
9/29/1992Forex norms relaxed for wide range of purposes.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
2/25/1970Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, passed away.
2/19/1919Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born.
2/25/1920Balraj Madhok was born.
3/1/1997India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.
3/20/1991Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
1/20/1997The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg.