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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 |
| 9/1/1999 | Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. |
| 1/11/1986 | The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary. |
| 2/1/1835 | East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim. |
| 3/16/1993 | Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people. |
| 2/28/1963 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna. |
| 8/9/1996 | Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain. |
| 6/15/1982 | Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education. |
| 4/13/1889 | Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
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