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Historical Event on 7/18/1980
Second 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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/28/1981 | Madras-Penang undersea cable commissioned. |
| 4/29/1936 | Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India. |
| 6/19/1996 | Kerala LDF govt. decides to reopen the ISRO espionage case, which was closed by the CBI. |
| 9/19/1927 | Kunwar Narayan, famous writer of 'Atmajayee' and 'Akaron Ke Aas Pas', was born. |
| 12/4/1796 | Bajirao became the second Peshwa. |
| 11/8/2000 | Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen. |
| 7/27/1949 | Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir. |
| 7/16/1917 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born. |
| 2/16/1905 | Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 2/1/1894 | Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born. |
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