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Historical Event on 9/20/1993

First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1976Oil production started from Bombay High.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
1/8/1941Swami Pranabananda Maharaj, father of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, passed away.
8/3/1984Bomb attack at Madras airport claims 32 lives.
3/1/1903Pareshchandra Bhattacharya, former Gonerner of Indian Reserve Bank, was born.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
12/24/1921Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.