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Historical Event on 8/15/1993
Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 9/18/1958 | Dr. Bhagwan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, passed away. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
| 9/20/1932 | Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables. |
| 2/16/1896 | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born. |
| 10/27/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, resigned from Bangarappa Government in Karnataka. |
| 12/27/1996 | Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award. |
| 4/26/1991 | Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours. |
| 12/1/1955 | Nikita Khrushchev delivers speech condemning British colonialism. |
| 8/15/1867 | Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'. |
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