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Historical Event on 8/15/1993
Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/15/2000 | The Maharashtra Government gives the green signal to police to proceed against Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray for his alleged role in the 1992-93 Mumbai communal riots. |
| 3/21/1997 | Jockey Vasant Shinde retires. |
| 9/8/1993 | Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces. |
| 10/29/1958 | Dhondo Keshav Karve, first social and educational reformer of Maharashtra, honoured by Bharat Ratna Award. |
| 5/26/1926 | Kankalta, freedom fighter, was born in Bargawadi village at Assam . She was shot when she tried to flur the Indian National Flag in Gopur, Assam. |
| 1/2/1932 | Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, famous Ragi and reluctant politician, was born in Sangrur's backward Gadarhiani village. |
| 9/14/1992 | The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered. |
| 9/8/1993 | Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded. |
| 1/27/1901 | Tarkatirtha Laxmanshastri Joshi, the great thinker, master of Sanskrit and editor of Marathi Vishwakosh, was born. |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
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