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Historical Event on 8/26/1927

Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
8/12/1997Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers.
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
11/14/1919Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily news paper ""Marathawada"", was born.
7/14/1994Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'.
1/25/1824Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, Bengali poet and dramatist, was born in Sagardari village of Jessore district.