Seattle Indian Community - DesiEventsOnline.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 7/23/1993

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1971Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali litterateur, died.
1/6/1847Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.
10/25/1997180mw Lower Periyar Hydroelectric Project in Kerala commissioned after 13 long years.
9/10/1943Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".
1/1/1972Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges.
8/1/1986Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.
10/19/1689Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals.
12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.