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Historical Event on 8/10/1979

Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1942Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China.
11/9/1909The Times reports failure of Gandhi Government negotiations on Transvaal laws.
3/20/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta.
10/1/1928Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born.
11/16/1993Kashmir's 32-day-old Hazaratbal impasse ends with militants' surrender.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
10/31/1999Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President, is conferred with the Indira Gandhi Award.
4/15/1992Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
3/10/1873Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born.