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Historical Event on 3/22/2000

India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
6/22/1993The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides.
10/9/1994Kamal Bose, great photographer, died.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
4/25/2000West Bengal police nab Belal alias Lalu Mian, the suspected mastermind behind the hijacking of IC-814 IA flight to Kandahar last December, from a hideout in North 24 Parganas district.
9/15/1876Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.
1/29/1975West Indies won the fifth test against India after winning the exciting cricket series 3-2.
11/15/1993Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme
5/2/1907Riots break out in Rawalpindi and East Bengal, spreading to the Punjab.