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Historical Event on 8/7/1990

Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1935Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab.
11/1/1902Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
2/22/1854Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
4/16/1997G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.