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Historical Event on 4/3/1999

India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
3/21/2000The 10,000 bond scheme for short-term visitors to the UK will not be applied to India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, said British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Keith Vaz.
6/5/1882Cyclonic Storm & floods in Arabian Sea hit Bombay. About 100,000 people drowned.
3/31/1977N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
5/2/1930Riots break out in Amritsar.
4/24/1998India wins the Coca Cola Cup at Sharjah, beating Australia by six wickets in the final.
7/1/1997Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
3/12/1969Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.