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Historical Event on 6/19/1981
APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/13/1911 | Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died. |
| 8/14/1968 | Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/29/1976 | Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi. |
| 8/8/1955 | Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. |
| 10/10/1998 | Justice Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand was appointed as the Chief Justice of India. |
| 4/11/1999 | India successfully test-fires the extended range ''Agni-II'' missile, bridging a key gap in its minimum nuclear deterrent profile. |
| 5/21/1975 | The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation. |
| 5/6/1680 | Chatrapati Rajaram Maharaj was crowned. |
| 5/6/1680 | Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi. |
| 8/19/1993 | Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64. |
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