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Historical Event on 4/3/1999
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
| 2/10/1946 | Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals. |
| 11/18/1839 | P Barron discovered Nainital and he was the British sugar merchant of Shahjahanpur. |
| 9/11/1968 | Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam. |
| 2/25/1927 | Balkrishna Buwa Echalkaranjikar, father of `Khyal Gayaki', passed away. |
| 7/16/1905 | A decision to boycott British goods was taken at Bagarhat. |
| 5/18/1972 | Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 5/8/1994 | Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away. |
| 7/14/1856 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born. |
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