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Historical Event on 8/15/1993

Five more Doordarshan channels launched.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1997Cabinet approves a proposal to amend the Hindu Marriage Act and the Special Marriage Act, with a view to removing epilepsy as a ground for annulling marriage or for declaring marriage as null and void.
2/9/1994Supreme Court sets aside disqualification (under anti-defection law in 1991) of former Goa CM Ravi Naik.
8/14/199315 bus passengers massacred in J&K.
8/1/1920Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress.
4/15/1992D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
11/15/1989Test debut of Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Yunus at Karachi.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
8/20/1917Declaration of historic 'Mongegue'.