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Historical Event on 7/23/1927

Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1803Puri was captured by Britishers from the Marathas without any struggle.
1/1/1991Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place.
5/3/1997Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
3/27/1767Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
3/6/1998A Congress(I) Ministry headed by Virbhadra Singh is sworn in at Himachal Pradesh.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
1/27/1974President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.