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Historical Event on 8/14/1942

Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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6/5/1989Missile `Trishul' tested successfully.
8/10/1758Marathas won the Atak.
1/28/1877Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
1/11/1991Ravi Naik of Maharashtra Gomanthak party sworn in as the CM of Goa.
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
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1/19/1987Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.