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Historical Event on 10/16/1976

Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1998A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary.
4/2/1954Nehru calls for a halt to the build up of nuclear weapons.
12/8/1900Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.
2/28/1930Strike by workers of the Nizam state railways over bonus.
9/11/1948Mohammad Ali Jinnah, father of Pakistan, died.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
3/27/1898Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
1/1/1948Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
6/1/1998Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget.