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Historical Event on 5/31/1981

First developmental launch of SLV-3, Rohini (RS-D1) placed in orbit. It was used for conducting some remote sensing technology studies using a landmark sensor payload.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
9/6/1903Russia increases import duties on Indian and Ceylon tea in retaliation for British import policies in Moscow.
12/26/1989Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
3/29/1982Delhi (707) beat Karnataka (705) on 1st innings to win Ranji Trophy.
12/27/1988The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
7/6/1955Marshall Tito and Nehru's joint declaration in Belgrade.
1/2/1905Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born.
6/15/1982Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.