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Historical Event on 12/28/1995

Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.
11/22/1993Gulshen Ahmed, Himachal Governor, resigns in the wake of an official report that he canvassed for his son in Satna.
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.
2/27/1987UN Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar recieved the Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding.
6/11/1932Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.