|
|
Historical Event on 1/26/1950
India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/5/1996 | United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I). |
7/2/1926 | Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
2/25/1938 | Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay. |
7/26/1923 | Mukeshchandra Mathur, famous playback singer, was born. |
3/24/1974 | Lokprabha weekly started its publication. |
7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
2/17/1698 | Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege. |
5/7/1958 | Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha. |
3/8/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India. |
1/29/1896 | Swami Paranabananda Brahamachari, founder of `Bharat Sevashram Sangha', was born in Bajitpur village of Faridpur district. He took 'sanyas' in 1924. |
|
|
|
|