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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
5/5/1946Simla Conference in session from May 5 to May 12; Gandhiji's deliberations prove anfractuous.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.
4/15/1963Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler), was born in Ghaziabad.
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
4/10/1955India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel.
10/10/1946Noakhali Massacre.
9/2/1998Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.