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Historical Event on 6/8/1936
Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/11/1793 | English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 2/1/1827 | Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club. |
| 2/1/1971 | Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar. |
| 8/18/1985 | Assam Assembly dissolved (18). |
| 10/22/1929 | Air Mail Series Stamps were issued. These stamps were of denominations of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 annas. |
| 11/10/1992 | Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns. |
| 2/17/1976 | New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India. |
| 3/1/1962 | Gaya University renamed as Magadh University. |
| 12/21/1788 | Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him. |
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