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Historical Event on 8/15/1867
Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/9/1993 | Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%. |
| 2/2/1956 | The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar. |
| 3/14/1931 | First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry. |
| 10/1/2000 | Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy. |
| 3/1/1924 | Naresh Mehta was born. |
| 6/3/1992 | Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident. |
| 8/27/1918 | Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born. |
| 6/3/1995 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
| 1/7/1883 | Martyer Sohanlal Pathak was born. |
| 7/15/1993 | Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President. |
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