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Historical Event on 11/20/1981

Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
1/16/1919Nasikrao Khantadu Tirpude, former Duputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
4/14/1916Commandur Rajagopalachari Rangachari, cricketer (India 1947-48), was born at Mamandur, Tamil Nadu.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
5/17/1996Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
3/27/1966Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.