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Historical Event on 12/7/1995
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/13/1905 | Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born. |
| 11/8/1988 | Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize. |
| 5/6/1967 | Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President. |
| 1/2/1905 | Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born. |
| 1/30/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed. |
| 10/12/1993 | National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up. |
| 6/19/1931 | Nandini Satpathy, politician, was born at Cuttack in Orissa. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 8/9/1788 | Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife. |
| 5/16/1945 | Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away. |
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