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Learn about the importance of 10th August in the history of India, major historical events, famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on this day.
10th August in the history of India
- 1979 - The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the maiden flight of its first experimental satellite launch vehicle, the Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3), on August 10, 1979. The launch failed due to a faulty valve which caused the vehicle to crash into the Bay of Bengal 317 seconds after launch.
- 1741 – King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
Famous Birthdays on August 10
- 1963 – Phoolan Devi, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
- 1956 – Perween Warsi, Indian-English businesswoman
- 1943 – Shafqat Rana, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
- 1894 – V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (d. 1980)
- 1860 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (d. 1936)
Death Anniversaries on August 10
- 1999 – Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya, Indian historian, scholar, and critic (b. 1899)
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