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Historical Event on 1/1/1976

Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
3/23/1942Japanese forces occupy Rangoon, Andaman Islands in Indian Ocean.
3/29/1939Hanumant Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut), was born in Banswara.
1/18/1999Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
11/27/1999Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob is sworn in Punjab Governor.