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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
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
4/4/1990Hindi film 'Bagh Bahadur' received the best feature film award of 1989.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
1/31/1903Smt. Sharda Bhaurao Diwan, educationalist, was born.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
12/4/1898Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu.
6/15/1966U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.
3/28/1954The 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.