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Historical Event on 12/7/1995
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1891 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji 'Babasaheb' Ambedkar, India's great social reformer, politician, author, architect, lawyer and agitator, was born in Maharashtra. |
| 2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 1/3/1921 | First Indian Parliament meets. |
| 9/25/1946 | Bishan Singh Bedi, a former Indian cricketer was born. |
| 5/18/1992 | President R. Venkataraman reaches Beijing. |
| 11/7/1996 | Cyclonic storm hits Andhra Pradesh. |
| 6/26/1906 | M.P. Sivagnanam, famous Tamil writer and social worker, was born at Madras. |
| 10/21/2000 | Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago. |
| 12/16/1951 | Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad. |
| 11/2/1994 | Three British hostages freed in Saharanpur, UP, after a fierce encounter. |
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