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Historical Event on 3/21/1966
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1976	Oil production started from Bombay High.
8/2/1942	Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.
5/25/1965	Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
3/12/1972	Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats.
6/11/1997	Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.
11/21/1993	R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries.
10/9/2000	The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
6/11/1901	Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
2/7/1922	Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
1/29/1870	'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India.

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