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Historical Event on 5/15/1989

NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
1/7/1761Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
11/5/1928R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.
7/12/1980Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
11/15/1995Qiao Shi, Chairman of the standing committee of the Chinese National Peoples' Congress, arrives in New Delhi to advance Sino-Indian relations.