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Historical Event on 1/1/1976

Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.
11/1/1902Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
4/23/1991Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab.
8/16/2000Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, goes into a coma after multiple organ failure.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
2/2/1930Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.