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Historical Event on 4/3/1999

India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1940Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published.
5/1/1940Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
2/24/1786Charles Cornwallis appointed Governor-General of India.
11/5/1996United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I).
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
1/1/1992This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"".
3/30/1908Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born.
4/6/1992Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.