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Historical Event on 7/22/1981

India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1949Uloor S. Parmeswara Iyer, famous poet, writer, editor and literature, died. He was 72.
2/4/1946Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh).
2/3/1928Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune.
3/5/1999The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
11/17/1935Deodhar Gopal Krishna, great social worker and architect of ""Seva Sadan"" (Pune), passed away.
2/10/1979Itanagar was declared as capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
5/13/1962Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) retired from the post of first President.
2/13/1977Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.