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Historical Event on 4/3/1999

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1969Varahagiri Venkata Giri was elected President and G. S. Pathak as Vice President of India.
9/24/1932Preetilata Waddedara, the first armed woman revolutionary, was hanged for ""Chatgaon Ammunitions Plot"".
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
12/4/1982Asian Games at Delhi concluded.
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
9/4/1895Siyaramsharan Gupt was born.
2/1/1930A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.