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Historical Event on 1/1/1983
This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
| 8/30/1989 | Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead. |
| 7/23/1956 | India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak. |
| 4/1/1987 | Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution. |
| 4/17/1945 | Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan. |
| 10/18/1983 | Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died. |
| 7/1/1856 | In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. |
| 10/3/1957 | Republican Party of India established. |
| 11/28/1962 | K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died. |
| 3/25/1927 | Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born. |
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