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Historical Event on 7/18/1980

Madras Doordashan Centre transmitted their first colour transmission for one hour in the afternoon, and this programme was re-transmitted simultaneously by Delhi Doordarshan, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
9/22/1991Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years.
9/22/1991Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle.
12/17/1998P. M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) was unanimously elected Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
1/11/1998C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
8/18/1979Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
1/27/1974President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.
3/17/1991The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).