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Historical Event on 6/12/1990

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1999The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.
6/11/1991Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir.
11/3/1988Indian armed forces mounted special operations to help the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives and dealt with the 150 sea-borne invaders who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives.
5/25/1997Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora.
11/9/1942Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died.
10/6/1997Abhijit Kunte wins Asian Junior Chess title.
11/8/1960Subroto Mukherjee died while having dinner in Tokyo, where he had gone with the Air India International Airlines which made its first inaugural flight to the city of Tokyo, Japan.
5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
1/31/1997Merger of SCICI and ICICI confirmed with effect from 1/4/1996.
4/9/1997Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior.