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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/1908Khudiram Bose was hanged on this day in Central Jail at Mujaffarpur, Bihar at the age of 19 years. He along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to bomb the carriage supposed to be carrying Kingsford, unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death and hanged. This day is observed as ""Martyr's Day"" in memory of the great freedom fighter. Even today the soul stirring songs composed in his honour are sung by Bengali folk-singers.
5/15/1992Harshad Mehta suspended.
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
1/2/1967University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
3/31/1867Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.
2/27/1997CBI arrests godman Chandraswami for alleged offences in violation of Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act, 1976.
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