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Historical Event on 4/27/1857
Jamshedji Framji Madan ( J. F. Madan ), founder of India's first Cinema Hall - 'Elphinstone Palace' at Calcutta, Madan & Co. and Parsi Theatrical Company, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India ends. |
| 12/27/1976 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 8/9/1911 | Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/1/1972 | Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS). |
| 11/22/1873 | Leopold CMS Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), was born. |
| 12/5/1898 | Josh Malihabadi, famous Urdu poet, was born. |
| 2/1/1976 | Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978. |
| 2/1/1976 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 2/14/1924 | Ikramullah (Ikram Sagri) Khan, famous Hindi poet, was born at Rehli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 7/24/1911 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born. |
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