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Historical Event on 9/18/2000
Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/27/1999 | P. Krishnamurthy, former Indian wicketkeeper, died in Hyderabad following a cardiac arrest. |
| 12/4/1982 | Asian Games at Delhi concluded. |
| 8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
| 4/27/1942 | Gandhi condemns stationing of U.S. troops in India. |
| 1/21/1922 | Juda Reuben, cricket Test umpire for 10 tests from 1969-77, was born in Mumbai. |
| 1/31/1960 | Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s. |
| 5/26/1945 | Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 9/15/1926 | Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes. |
| 2/14/2000 | Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore. |
| 12/29/1957 | 8,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned. |
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