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Historical Event on 4/10/1982

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1890Ganendra Mohan Tagore died.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
1/25/1917Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur.
11/8/1966Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down
1/18/1997India's first electric car 'Reva' launched in Bangalore.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
9/30/1972Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.
7/31/1988Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
11/7/1997RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor.