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Historical Event on 5/25/1999

India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1995Meenatai Thackrey, social worker and Matoshree of Shivsainik's, passed away.
6/7/1996Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.
5/2/1974700 union leaders arrested in a move to avert a rail strike in New Delhi.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
9/29/1930Ramnath Baburao Kenny, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Bombay.
5/20/1900Sumitranandan Pant was born.
6/19/1991Sudhakar Rao Naik (Cong-I) sworn in as the Maharashtra CM.
5/15/1996The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.