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Historical Event on 4/19/1975

First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
3/12/1988After 58 years in the commemoration of Dandi March, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi performed the 32 kms Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram.
1/21/1922V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
9/24/1997E. S. Venkataramiah (72), former Chief Justice of India, died in Bangalore.
9/7/1905Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
5/16/1975Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union.
11/25/1995The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation).