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Historical Event on 1/1/1976

Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1957Kalinga Prize for 1957 awarded to Lord Bertrand Russell.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
10/15/1972Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died.
9/4/1979India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.
3/3/1967India signed the International Space Treaty in Moscow.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
12/22/1939When Britain declared war against the Germans it appealed for help from all political parties. Congress put up some conditions which in other words were the immediate transfer of power. The Viceroy promised to give due consideration to the suggestions of each party and that the dominion status would be given after the war. Congress in order to pressurize the Govt. boycotted all ministries and started a civil disobedience movement and eventually resigned. Jinnah declared 22nd Dec 1939 as ""Day of Deliveranc
1/31/2000All seven accused in the Jain hawala case discharged.