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Historical Event on 3/21/1966

Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.

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12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
6/18/1658Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan.
9/18/1996Suresh Mehta ministry wins the confidence vote in Gujarat .
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
8/19/1993Utpal Dutt, famous actor, writer, director and producer, died. He was 64.
1/8/1984Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
12/4/1661Murad Baksh was executed on the charge of murdering Diwan Ali Nagi.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.