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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
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.
2/17/1997Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after 20 years, and re-arrested soon after release under Foreigners' Regional Registration Act.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
9/29/2000The Appellate Authority of the Industrial and Financial Reconstruction stays the order of the BIFR permitting winding up of Bharat Gold Mines Limited, KGF, Karnataka.
5/13/1916Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born.
7/3/1838Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
1/9/1664Shivaji started Surat campaign and left the city after plundering the place.
4/16/1962Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry.