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Historical Event on 1/1/1983

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/2000Gopichand wins the Indian Oil Servo National badminton championship at Kochi-making it four in a row.
8/16/1886Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple.
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.
8/3/1930Vyanktesh Bapuji Ketkar, famous astrologist and researcher, died.
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.
7/10/1972Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.