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Historical Event on 7/19/1998
The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/20/1998 | Rajesh Kumar Singh, CPI(ML) leader, is shot at Pandeypur village in Patna. |
| 8/3/1960 | Gopal Sharma, great Indian cricket off-spinner (2 Tests 1984-85), was born in Kanpur. |
| 10/28/1998 | The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists. |
| 7/3/1991 | Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996. |
| 4/2/1994 | Ravi Naik sworn in CM. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 12/5/1935 | Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born. |
| 10/13/1991 | Captain Satish Sharma nominated to contest from Amethi. |
| 8/12/1919 | Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad. |
| 1/30/1996 | Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore. |
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