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Historical Event on 10/16/1976

Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
2/14/1922Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born.
12/29/1972Construction work of Metro Train in Calcutta commenced.
11/20/1942Attri Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested for further six months. She was earlier arrested for personal satyagraha and to hoist the national flag in Delhi Central Jail on January 26.
2/7/1864P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
6/13/1927Taimurlang passed away.
2/25/1894Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness.
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.