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Historical Event on 8/7/1991

India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/5/1945Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born.
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
12/11/1988Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague.
12/21/2000Central Zone and South Zone are declared joint winners after the game ends in a tie in the final of the Deodhar Trophy one day cricket tournament in Lucknow.