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Historical Event on 6/19/1981

APPLE, India's first experimental geo-stationary telecommunication satellite having experimental communication satellite, successfully launched by European Ariane, Kourou, French Guiana. This is the first to be stabilized on 3 axes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1890Ramchandra Varma, renowned editor, was born. He also has the credit in making the Hindi Dictionary.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.
2/10/1916Revolutionary Sohanlal Pathak hanged.
5/28/1998India takes retaliatory measures against Australia for its unilateral action.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
8/20/1995India and China decide to withdraw four army battalions from Chu Sumdurong valley near the Line of Actual Control.