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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 |
| 10/13/1911 | Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. |
| 2/24/1995 | 25 jawans die in an explosion in Brahmaputra Mail near Nilalong station about 200 km from Guwahati. |
| 2/24/1995 | Guru Ramdas, Sikh Guru, established Amritsar city. |
| 6/12/1970 | Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 2/2/1996 | Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams. |
| 1/26/1992 | Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
| 1/1/1995 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"". |
| 2/2/1953 | All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi. |
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