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Historical Event on 10/16/1976

Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
7/13/1990Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
10/18/1879Branch of 'Theosophical Panth' established in India.
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
2/8/1994Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed away.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.