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Historical Event on 6/12/1990
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/8/1911 | Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic. |
| 7/3/1996 | 25 to 30\% hike in prices of petroleum products. |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
| 11/7/1995 | India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham). |
| 2/25/1886 | Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave 'Narmad', social reformer and famous Gujrati litterateur, passed away. |
| 1/2/1943 | Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life. |
| 9/25/1919 | Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established. |
| 4/16/1918 | Spike Milligan, famous actor and comedian (Digby, 3 Musketeers), was born in India. |
| 8/6/2000 | Sundararajan Kidambi becomes the new International Master in the Beil Open chess championship at Biel. |
| 4/24/1994 | S. L. Kirloskar, 91, industrial magnate, passed away in Pune. |
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