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Historical Event on 10/15/1994

SROSS-C2, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P2), which carried remote sensing payload, was placed in orbit. It was the second developmental launch of PSLV.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/199160 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states.
7/13/1998India and Germany sign an agreement on promoting and protecting investment in Bonn.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
12/5/1933Balendu Shantilal Jain, famous hindi writer, was born at Kunchord, M.P.
2/6/1937Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born.
10/11/1999Atal Behari Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. Two-tier ministry likely.
1/21/1963Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi.
1/21/1983R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away.