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Historical Event on 6/4/1997

Fourth Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1D), carring advanced remote sensing cameras launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-1D), in service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947The Defence department becomes the Ministry of Defence under a Cabinet Minister. Each service was placed under its own Commander-in-Chief. Under the Constitution, the supreme command of the Armed Forces was vested with the President.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
4/8/1919Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
2/3/1928Simon Commission comes to India under Lord Irwin, after which serious rioting started on his arrival.
11/10/1992Attorney General G. Ramaswamy, under cloud for his dealings with Standard Chartered Bank, resigns.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.