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Historical Event on 9/29/1997

IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/13/1995Devyani Chaubal, film journalist, passed away.
7/4/1999S. Vijayalakshmi won the National women's `A' chess championship with a round to spare in Kozhikode.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
7/27/1991Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
6/1/1959National Aeronautical Research Laboratory (NARL) set up under CSIR with temporary offices in New Delhi. Dr. P. Nilakantan is appointed NARL's first Director.
2/15/1976The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) was established at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
2/17/1992Tripura's Congress (I) ministry falls as TUJS withdraws support.
1/7/1994The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.
12/17/1910Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay.