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Historical Event on 8/29/1991

Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/21/1999Madhavrao Scindia becomes the Deputy Leader of Congress (I) in the Lok Sabha.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
10/10/1909Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra.
12/3/1991Lok Sabha question hour telecast at 7.15 a.m for the first time .
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
7/29/1993Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
2/6/1992The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry.