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Historical Event on 5/14/1982
All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1993 | Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 10/1/1978 | In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females. |
| 12/31/1999 | This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management. |
| 2/9/1931 | A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi. |
| 3/31/1964 | Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium. |
| 7/27/1889 | Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji. |
| 4/16/1930 | Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police. |
| 11/20/1760 | Phattesingh Bhosle passed away. |
| 4/4/1912 | Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born. |
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