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Historical Event on 5/20/1992
Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
9/7/1988 | President's rule in Mizoram. |
7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
5/1/1926 | Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people. |
10/3/1957 | Republican Party of India established. |
11/3/1933 | Amartya Kumar Sen, economist, was born at Santiniketan (Bangal). |
4/18/1956 | India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles. |
10/2/1944 | Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday. |
1/1/1664 | Shivaji marched towards Surat. |
8/20/1996 | India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England. |
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