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Historical Event on 8/10/1979

Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1972Pakistan proposed to talk after the war.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
1/26/1995Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest.
2/3/1925First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay.
1/8/1996Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit.
10/24/1605Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
12/20/2000Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces the Government's decision to extend J&K ceasefire till January 26, 2001.
2/1/1994PM Rao attends the World Economic Forum meeting at Davos, Switzerland.
7/7/1998Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again.
8/10/1982Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated.