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Historical Event on 8/15/1994
At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/3/1996 | Karnataka agrees to release 6 tmc ft. of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, bowing to PM's order. |
| 7/1/1999 | K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow. |
| 4/16/1992 | The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'. |
| 4/16/1992 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
| 1/14/1980 | Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984. |
| 2/3/1977 | Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
| 1/4/1999 | Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi. |
| 6/20/1957 | Govindrao Burhanpurkar, famous harmonium player, died. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Centre begins the process of privatising the country's domestic carrier, Indian Airlines, and also approves the sale of majority equity in Modern Foods India Limited. |
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