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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
3/1/1919Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
6/10/199718 persons were killed and 10 wounded by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura militants at Thalchhara near Agartala.
10/16/193635 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay.
8/28/1906Chintamani Govind (Mama Pendse), great actor, was born.
5/20/1915Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad.
8/14/1942Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
5/20/1987G. G. Jadhav `Pudhari', editor of daily newspaper, passed away.
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.