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Historical Event on 5/15/1989
NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/23/1996 | Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I). |
| 10/1/1992 | Broadcasting of Zee TV started. |
| 7/13/1988 | Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit. |
| 4/1/1920 | S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi. |
| 3/15/1969 | Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 9/7/1995 | Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral. |
| 9/1/1999 | The Congress(I) President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, launches a broadside against the Vajpayee Government on handling of Kargil issue. |
| 2/17/1698 | Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege. |
| 12/1/1974 | Sucheta Kriplani, former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, passed away. |
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