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Historical Event on 8/7/1991

India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
1/22/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
11/9/1998India rejects Pakistan's bid to internalise the Sir Creek issue at the bilaternal talks in New Delhi.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.
3/20/1952Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India.
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.
6/6/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India ends.