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Historical Event on 4/10/1982
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/21/1948 | Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society. |
4/10/1931 | Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born. |
10/16/1878 | Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala. |
8/20/1905 | Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto. |
5/7/1990 | Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act. |
5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
10/29/2000 | Jitendra Prasada, senior Congress leader, files nomination papers for the party presidential polls setting the stage for a contest against the incumbent, Ms. Sonia Gandhi. |
12/12/1971 | Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died. |
12/15/1988 | Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections. |
6/25/1994 | Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away. |
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