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Historical Event on 8/14/1942
Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1910 | Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay. |
| 3/10/1999 | Lok Sabha approves the Patents (Amendment) Bill 1999, by a voice vote. |
| 9/6/1889 | Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born. |
| 4/11/1856 | Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born. |
| 6/30/1995 | CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan. |
| 4/17/1926 | Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 4/12/1983 | Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars. |
| 9/15/1965 | President Ayub Khan appeals to the US to use its influence to end Indian-Pakistani hostilities. |
| 7/13/1999 | Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar. |
| 6/23/2000 | Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism.. |
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