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Historical Event on 4/27/1878

Calcutta University started Women's Education, and allowed women to appear in the Entrance Examination.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
2/9/1985Editor of 'Sakal', a Marathi daily newspaper, passed away.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
1/14/1896Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance Minister of India, was born.
3/2/1990DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.
7/25/1970Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
3/10/1926Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.