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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
9/10/1943Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged.
5/21/1984Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
3/9/1993AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu.
12/11/1968Indian born Har Govind Khorana receives the Nobel Price for medicine and physiology.
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
9/17/1799Parshuram Bhau Patwardhan, an able leader and diplomat of Madhavrao Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
3/25/1958Yograjsingh Bhagsingh Bhundel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80's), was born in Chandigarh.
8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.