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Historical Event on 1/1/1976

Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/2000Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court's order quashing charges framed against the former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa, and directs the trial court to proceed in the corruption case.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
3/19/1997BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh.
3/28/1954The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
3/28/1991Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house.