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Historical Event on 5/25/1999

India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1950Jayprakash Shankarrao Mundada, cabinet Minister of BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, was born.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
1/18/1971Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.
12/14/1992Balasaheb Deora, RSS chief, kept under house arrest. National head quarters of the party in New Delhi sealed.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.