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Historical Event on 1/31/1995

ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
9/29/19881988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
11/24/1924Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
3/27/1993Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
2/12/1742Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.
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.
1/15/1948Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace.