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Historical Event on 1/1/1976

Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1928Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
10/1/1932Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
10/11/1968Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj passed away. (Samadhee)
8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.