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Historical Event on 5/4/1994

Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1872Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex.
12/17/1715Banda Bahadur Bairagi surrendered at Gurdaspur of Farrukhsiyar to the Mughal army.
6/25/2000The Government agrees to the bifurcation of the Telecom Ministry.
1/3/1871Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, died.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
10/20/1989Pakistan win Sharjah Trophy over West Indies and India.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
11/2/1999BJP suffers jolt in Bihar as it fails to win a single seat it contested in the October 28 poll to four Lok Sabha seats.
1/19/1997Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad arrives in India on a 4-day visit.
11/24/1924Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born.