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Historical Event on 8/15/1993

Five more Doordarshan channels launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/23/1997Nirad C.Chaudhuri, famous author, completed 100 years of his life.
2/23/19905-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected.
8/5/1939In the first case to be brought under Prohibition laws, a railroad passenger was today convicted of possessing a bottle of brandy in Bombay.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
2/25/1927Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjikar, father of `Khyal Gayaki', passed away.
3/13/1992K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away.
6/3/1993K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers.
1/10/1975India accords recognition to the Palestine Liberation Organization.
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.