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Historical Event on 7/23/1993

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
4/26/1952India says U.N. may disintegrate if powers block consideration of issues in small countries.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
7/12/1949Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die.
12/24/2000Viswanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win a world chess title in the world chess championship in Taheran.
6/8/1936Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958.
7/14/1997Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots.