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Historical Event on 7/18/1980

Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
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8/3/1898Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born.
1/11/1994Hyderabad score 6 for 944 against Andhra Pradesh in Ranji Trophy.
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
6/25/16586th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail.
9/25/1997BAI-IBC dispute resolved.
7/29/1802Agreement between Gaikwad of Baroda and Britishers about the army.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
12/31/1998Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal.