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Historical Event on 5/4/1994

Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
5/20/1992Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
10/9/1945British troops occupy Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
4/3/1950Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born.
11/20/1859Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.
12/21/1952Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.
2/5/1981Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75.
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.