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Historical Event on 7/18/1980

Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1981India all out for 63 runs in one-day international vs Australia.
2/15/1924Mahinder Singh, social worker, was born at Amritsar.
6/24/1990President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council.
12/27/1962India and Pakistan begin negotiations over Kashmir.
2/27/1996Manmohan Singh presents the vote-on-account as part of the interim budget in Lok Sabha for 1996-97 with a Rs. 5000 crore deficit.
9/29/1996Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.
12/30/1803East India Comapny captured Dehli, Agra and Bharooch.
10/25/1990JD and BJP withdrew support to Rajasthan and Gujarat governments respectively.
6/14/1998S. Vijayalakshmi wins National women's `A' chess title in Mumbai.
4/26/1999India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.