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Historical Event on 8/15/1993

Five more Doordarshan channels launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1904Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
7/25/1992K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
7/1/1985Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
10/1/1903Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born.
1/16/1919Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
1/5/1974Virendranath Dasgupta, great revolutionary, died.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
9/25/1857Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins.