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Historical Event on 6/12/1990
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/5/1931 | Gandhiji leaves England for India. |
| 7/20/1991 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"". |
| 9/24/1934 | Arvind Laxman Apte, right-hand batsman, was born in Mumbai. |
| 11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
| 1/10/1993 | 24th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi. |
| 12/23/1977 | Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born. |
| 12/27/1797 | Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra. |
| 8/23/1994 | Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99). |
| 6/29/1976 | Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born. |
| 1/1/1851 | Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'. |
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