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Historical Event on 8/29/1991
Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/12/1906 | Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"". |
10/26/1935 | Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born. |
4/4/1990 | Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989. |
7/11/1953 | Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra). |
1/31/1903 | Smt. Sharda Bhaurao Diwan, educationalist, was born. |
8/1/1958 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave. |
6/1/1996 | H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in. |
12/4/1898 | Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
6/15/1966 | U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan. |
3/28/1954 | The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries. |
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