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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 |
4/27/1919 | Ustad Allarakha Khan, great Tabla player, was born. |
1/30/1999 | Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament. |
5/31/1998 | B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad. |
5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
2/15/1992 | Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language). |
7/19/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi,Congress President, expels V.P. Singh from Congress and orders probe into Ajitabh Bachhan's property abroad. |
4/14/1905 | Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal. |
11/21/1994 | Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah, 84, noted economist and educationist, died. |
6/12/1970 | Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away. |
9/25/1927 | Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan). |
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