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Historical Event on 4/1/1976

Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1968Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
5/15/1999Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
7/9/1875The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.
4/28/1986Malayalam film `Chidambaram' directed by G. Aravindan wins best feature film award and Shyam Benegal bags the Best Director award for the Hindi film 'Trikal'.
9/18/1965Communist government threatens dire consequences on discovering Indian bases on the Chinese side of the China-Sikkim frontier in China.
12/22/1975Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died.