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Historical Event on 5/25/1999

India blasts its way into the global satellite launch vehicle market with the PSLV-C2 deploying two foreign satellites besides the Indian remote sensing satellite, IRS-P4.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1896Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924.
12/11/1991R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died.
12/27/1985The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
12/12/1992The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.
8/1/1899Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, was born.
11/18/1997Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.
6/30/1917Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92.
2/14/1807Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.