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Historical Event on 4/3/1999

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1921Prince of Wales inagurated Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
9/1/1995Chandrababu Naidu assumes office as the new CM of Andhra Pradesh.
3/24/1944Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born.
1/4/1964The First Diesel Engine came out of the Varanasi Diesel Engine Carshed.
8/1/1997Nitin Mongia wins Laser standard in sailing championship in Hyderabad.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
11/26/1949Constitution of India was adopted
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).