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Historical Event on 7/21/1988

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1973Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record.
10/28/1998The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists.
2/15/1976The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
10/6/1858Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
1/15/1988Narendra Hirwani makes a world record by capturing 16 West Indies wickets on Test debut at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras.
3/11/1903Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
4/6/1998The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.