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Historical Event on 3/24/1987

First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1987Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
10/3/1880Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi.
2/25/1977Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
1/5/1998Laloo Yadav, RJD president, and BSP chief Kanshi Ram launch a seven-party ""Jan Morcha"".
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
8/2/1763British troops once again defeated Mir Kasim in 'Giriya' battle.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
4/26/1929British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.
4/14/1990Veena Vidwan S. Balachander passed away.