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Historical Event on 3/12/1992

India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
11/23/1997Nirad C.Chaudhuri, famous author, completed 100 years of his life.
1/20/1995Supreme Court orders closure of 84 industries in and around Taj Mahal in UP due to pollution.
9/14/199778 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.
4/3/1999India's INSAT-2E multipurpose telecommunications satellite is successfully launched from the Kourou space station in French Guyana.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
4/10/1997Kerala becomes the first state to have public telephones in all its villages, accessible over STD/ISD from any part of the world.
5/8/1962Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.