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Historical Event on 5/20/1992

Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1891Gandhiji called to the Bar.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
12/29/1984Rajiv Gandhi claims for Indian Prime Minister post after his landslide majority in 8th General Elections.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
1/2/2000Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine.
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.
4/23/1926Madhavrao Sapre, great political leader, passed away.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
3/22/1963World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways.
7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.