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Historical Event on 8/15/1993
Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/25/1970 | Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away. |
| 8/8/1936 | Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country. |
| 8/1/1846 | Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London. |
| 10/28/1946 | Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar. |
| 11/5/1990 | Janata Dal splits. The breakaway group claims support of 58 M.P.'s to elect Mr. Chandrashekhar as leader. V.P. Singh's government loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/10/1896 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam. |
| 12/6/1756 | British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India. |
| 4/19/1975 | First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. |
| 10/5/1997 | Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998) |
| 3/16/1901 | Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
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