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Historical Event on 8/15/1982
Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 5/26/2000 | In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India. |
| 11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
| 12/16/1924 | Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born. |
| 6/22/1994 | L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died. |
| 5/4/1957 | Rai Chaudhary Hemchandra, great historian, passed away. |
| 3/21/1996 | Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences. |
| 9/9/1923 | First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal. |
| 10/27/1605 | Akbar (Abul-Fath Djalal-ud-Din), Mughal emperor of India (1556-1605), passed away of diarrhea or dysentery at the age of 63 years. After his death his body was buried at a mausoleum in Sikandra, Agra. |
| 7/23/1912 | Kilachand Ambalal, great industrialist, was born. |
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