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Historical Event on 11/20/1981

Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
5/30/1895Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.
8/18/1985Assam Assembly dissolved (18).
3/4/1995Kakrapar nuclear power station's second unit located near Surat synchronised to the western grid after mandatory tests.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
11/21/1985Ramnath Kenny, cricketer (5 Tests for India 1958-60), passed away.
11/19/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
1/28/1877Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away.