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Historical Event on 8/29/1991

Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1952Brijesh Parsuram Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77), was born in Baroda.
6/22/1955Sadashiv Garpatrao Shinde, cricketer (12 wkts in 7 Tests for India), died at the age of 31.
9/10/2000Marat Safin wins the men's singles in the US open championship.
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
6/3/1924Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur).
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.
2/22/1993Sudhakarrao Naik, Mahrashtra CM, resigns in the wake of party dissidence.
10/27/1999P.M. Sayeed of the Congress(I) re-elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.