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Historical Event on 8/30/1983
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1842 | 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul.. |
| 4/18/1612 | Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal. |
| 7/10/1977 | The Planning Commission decides to introduce Rolling Plan concept. |
| 5/29/1965 | Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time. |
| 9/16/1996 | J & K second phase poll for 34 seats. |
| 7/1/1856 | In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. |
| 2/1/1967 | Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away. |
| 3/17/1989 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 10/3/1880 | Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi. |
| 7/14/1963 | Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away. |
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