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Historical Event on 1/1/1900
Doordrahsan was started.
Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
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Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/19/1812 | Congregational missionaries Adoniram Judson, 23, and his wife Ann, 22, first sailed from New England to Calcutta. (Judson eventually concentrated his labors in Burma). |
8/13/1911 | Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born. |
5/27/1919 | Kandukuri Veeresalingam, father of modern Telgu language, author and social reformer, passed away. |
9/14/1923 | Ram Jethmalani, famous law expert and politician, was born. |
8/5/1994 | Yakub Abdul Razak Memon, a key accused in 1993's Bombay blast case, was arrested. |
1/10/1966 | Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan. |
12/17/1998 | P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
5/13/1949 | Maharashtra Granthalay Sangh was established. |
1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
5/1/1987 | The Bofors Deal. |
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