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Historical Event on 4/3/1999
Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2E), fifth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has multipurpose communication & meteorological capabilities. This is still in use. Launched by European launch vehicle Ariane, ISRO has leased eleven 36 MHz equivalent units of C-band capacity on board to INTELSAT organisation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1897	Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.
8/25/1992	Mi-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35 Squadron and was renamed as 104-Helicopter Squadron.
9/13/1997	India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.
8/12/1997	Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
6/12/1972	D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
9/1/1962	Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
4/10/1760	Gerard George Clifford, head of East-Indian Company, passed away at the age of 75.
7/1/1928	Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
7/13/1957	Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.
12/8/1996	Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)

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