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Historical Event on 11/21/1963

First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
9/8/1953Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at.
7/1/1989Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.
1/29/1983Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.