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Historical Event on 7/22/1981

India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1957Pranab Pankaj Roy, cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982), was born in Calcutta.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
4/18/1956India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles.
12/27/1911Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
11/18/1999Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case.
6/3/1929Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born.
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
5/12/1995India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form.
3/15/1998Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.