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Historical Event on 11/20/1981

Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1991K. Doraiswamy, a senior executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmir ultras.
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
8/2/1958Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.
8/2/1958Babur came to India , and conquered it through Sindh in his fifth attempt.
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
11/25/1962Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.