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Historical Event on 6/12/1990

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
1/22/1945The Indian 7th Division captures Tilin at Burma.
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
4/6/1664Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
6/27/1922Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.