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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
10/16/1878Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala.
8/18/1700Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born.
5/3/1999Cochin Port Trust men and Southern Railway women won the 21st Federation Cup volleyball titles in Pathanamthitta.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
10/12/1997India Seniors lift Challenger Trophy cricket title.
3/7/1647Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
4/9/1783Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
12/21/1998The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen.