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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 |
| 8/23/2000 | Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi. |
| 5/16/1975 | Sikkim annexed principality and was declared as the 22nd state of Indian Union. |
| 2/17/1997 | Anand finishes sixth in the City of Linares category 19 chess where Kasparov makes in four-in-a-row. |
| 1/10/1964 | Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta. |
| 8/9/1971 | Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died. |
| 1/2/1878 | Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State. |
| 12/21/1994 | The IAF return from peace keeping duties as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations in Somalia. |
| 5/30/1919 | Rabindranath Tagore returned back the honour as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. |
| 6/11/1983 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89. |
| 7/29/1979 | Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. |
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