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Historical Event on 4/19/1975
First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/19/1975 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 4/19/1975 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 3/19/1996 | Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry. |
| 8/7/1980 | Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York. |
| 1/20/1959 | Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away. |
| 6/18/1997 | Prakash Padukone launches IBC. |
| 8/28/1928 | Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka. |
| 1/24/1980 | E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala. |
| 2/4/1934 | Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board. |
| 4/1/1954 | Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960. |
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