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Historical Event on 8/30/1983

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
4/16/1996Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days).
6/27/1967First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
7/12/1920Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.