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Historical Event on 1/6/1979

Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1992Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes.
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
9/30/2000India's Priyanka Chopra (18) wins the Miss World beauty pageant.
5/22/199611th Lok Sabha's first session begins.
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
7/22/1992Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
7/4/1994Labhuben Mehta, famous Gujrathi author, died.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.