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Historical Event on 5/25/1999

India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
6/21/1906Vyomeshchandra Banerjee, first president of All India Congress, passed away.
8/29/1926Ramkrishna Hegde, former Central Cabinet Minister and Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
2/3/1986Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta.
9/5/1998University and college teachers affiliated to the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations call off their nation-wide strike.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
11/19/1994Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi.