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Historical Event on 5/4/1995

The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/8/1948Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
2/11/1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
9/24/1726King George empowered the company to establish Municipal Corporation and Mayor s Courts in Bombay and Calcutta.
9/18/1965Communist government threatens dire consequences on discovering Indian bases on the Chinese side of the China-Sikkim frontier in China.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
5/8/1990Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.