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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.

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9/16/2000Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
6/2/1992The government accepts all the 15 recommendations of the Janakiraman Committee which unearthed massive collusion of banks in the security scam.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
6/27/1915Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
5/12/1984Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
6/17/1862Lord Charles Jhon Canning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), died.