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Historical Event on 6/4/1997
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1990	R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, passed away.
9/22/1970	Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died.
1/17/1888	Babu Gulab Rai, famous Hindi essy writer, critic and historian, was born.
7/6/1881	Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.
11/20/1947	Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
7/19/1969	Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
4/9/1954	India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
5/1/1995	SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
7/24/2000	The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi.
3/30/1994	G-15 summit in New Delhi decides to set up a trade panel.

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