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Historical Event on 1/1/1983
This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1998 | India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions. |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
| 10/21/1954 | Government of India and France sign an agreement for the de-facto transfer of the French settlement of Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe to the Indian Union. The merger took place on November 1. |
| 8/1/1998 | The DMK condemns the BJP-led coalition Government's decision to set up a Multi-Disciplinary Monitoring Agency and rejects the Action Taken Report on the final report of the Jain Commission with reference to Mr. M. Karunanidhi. |
| 3/5/1851 | Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 7/20/1991 | Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead. |
| 12/12/2000 | J.H. Patel, (71), senior Janata Dal (U) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister, died in Bangalore. |
| 3/27/1990 | A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa. |
| 12/17/1905 | Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born. |
| 5/3/1765 | Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta. |
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