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Historical Event on 1/1/1900
Doordrahsan was started.
Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
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| 4/18/1916 | Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away. |
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| 3/20/1952 | Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born. |
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| 6/22/1955 | Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31. |
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