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Historical Event on 5/20/1992

Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
7/1/1997Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
9/29/1836Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras
6/3/1997Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet.
1/10/199728th International Film Festival of India opens at Trivandrum.
2/14/1925Mohan Dhariya, politician and nature lover, was born.
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.