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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
1/28/1951Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council.
5/25/1996Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
12/27/1901Gandhiji moves resolution on South Africa at Congress.
8/16/2000Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
3/5/1992Sunder, comedy actor, passed away.
12/11/1876Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
2/16/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area.
12/13/1991Justice M. H Kania of Maharashtra sworn in as the 23rd Chief Justice of India.