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Historical Event on 11/21/1963

First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
7/30/1987Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo.
4/24/1932450 people seized by British for defying ban on Indian National Congress.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
5/10/1927Nayantara Sahgal, famous writer and social reformer, was born.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
1/1/1973Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised.
6/20/1997Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai.