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Historical Event on 5/31/1981
First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1753 | Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi. |
| 7/1/1952 | Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
| 7/5/1996 | Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party. |
| 9/15/1926 | Vande Mataram', a lengthy feature film produced by Vande Mataram Film Co, Bombay, was prohibited on September 15 by the Censor Board on the grounds that it was an underlying attack on the prestige of University Education in India. The film, however, was cleared on December 7 after deleting the objectionable scenes. |
| 4/26/1895 | Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born. |
| 4/26/1895 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 11/8/1992 | Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award. |
| 4/25/2000 | The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case. |
| 3/16/1993 | Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
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