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Historical Event on 8/15/1965

Television starts in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
12/17/1961Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night.
2/6/1915Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) was born at Bandnagar, MP.
1/14/1964Bapu Nadkarni bowled 32-27-5-0 vs England, 21 maiden overs in a row.
1/10/1967Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women's University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
9/20/1942Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge.