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Historical Event on 8/29/1991

Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1990Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
9/19/1990Rajeev Goswami, a student of Delhi University, attempts to self immolate himself in protest against the implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
4/8/1950Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact.
8/15/1947Hindu-Muslim association in Calcutta.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
11/28/1962K. C. Dey, well-known famous blind singer of Bengal, died.
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
10/15/1995PM leaves for a 12-day tour of Egypt, NAM Summit at Cartagena in Columbia and 50th year United Nations celebrations at New York.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.