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Historical Event on 8/10/1979
Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/5/1990 | Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team. |
4/15/1883 | Narhar Raghunath Phatak, famous journalist and historian, was born. |
5/14/1963 | Dr. Raghuvir, a famous linguist and President of Jansangh, passed away. |
5/18/1974 | Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement. |
7/4/1902 | Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39. |
10/21/1906 | Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary. |
8/18/1923 | Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi. |
9/20/1993 | First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit. |
6/1/1992 | S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93). |
3/13/1992 | Indumati Ramkrishna Shevde, famous writer, critic and painter, passed away. |
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