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Historical Event on 1/6/1979
Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1992 | The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati. |
| 2/3/1928 | Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune. |
| 5/9/1995 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years. |
| 10/21/1997 | Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet. |
| 7/20/1898 | Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat. |
| 6/24/1991 | Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
| 4/2/1994 | Ravi Naik sworn in CM. |
| 1/14/1761 | The third and last battle of Panipat, fought between the Marathas and the Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abadli, started. The Marathas lost 28,000 soldiers and were virtually routed in North India thus ending the Maratha hegemony. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
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