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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 |
| 11/16/1962 | Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war. |
| 7/29/1994 | Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants. |
| 8/7/1905 | The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta. |
| 5/3/1945 | Hurricane-equipped squadrons played a major role in the Arakan offensive which began in December 1944, disrupting the enemy's lines of communication and constantly harrying the Japanese forces until victory was achieved with the re-occupation of Rangoon. |
| 2/3/1954 | Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi. |
| 1/28/1894 | Anandibai Prabhakar Jayawant, famous Hindi writer, was born at Baroda. |
| 9/8/1790 | Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born. |
| 11/9/1897 | Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit |
| 6/27/1998 | Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84. |
| 6/7/1955 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R. |
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