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Historical Event on 8/15/1993

Five more Doordarshan channels launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1993Kidnapped cardiac surgeon Dr. Abdul Ahad Guroo killed in Srinagar.
6/23/1997Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange.
1/6/1987Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.
1/28/1853Jose Marti, great author and politician, was born at Cuba.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.
7/21/1984Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.
7/1/1992Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
4/1/1989UN Peace-keeping Force arrives in Windhoek to prefare for independence of Namibia.