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Historical Event on 1/1/1987

United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1740Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
8/15/1965Television starts in New Delhi.
5/17/1865Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born.
3/1/1914Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away.
9/16/1995Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State.
8/6/1920Film Censor Board at Bombay started working. The first film censored and granted a Censor Certificate No. 1 was a short film of 600 ft., produced by Gaumont Company and it was titled as 'Gaumont Graphic No. 963-964'. The Regional Film Censor Boards were also set-up in Calcutta, Madras and Rangoon.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.