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Historical Event on 1/31/1995

ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1889Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
1/5/1982C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous music director, died.
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
3/29/1970Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
11/5/1945Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi.
9/26/1956Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.