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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
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
6/7/1955General Malik Kafur returns to Delhi after campaign in South India.
11/23/1997Nirad C.Chaudhuri, famous author, completed 100 years of his life.
7/5/1994Vaikom Mohammed Basheer, 86, Malayalam literary genius, died in Beypore in Kerala.
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
1/1/1891Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
12/11/1780Goddard General, Bassein fort was captured near Bombay.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, scholar, mathematician, philosopher, militant nationalist Indian leader and who helped lay the foundation for India's independence, was born at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra.