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Historical Event on 3/8/1941
Sir Jorge Abraham Gearson, philologist and archealogist, passed away.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/8/1997 | India decides to import currency notes for the first time. |
8/13/1953 | Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc. |
3/25/1989 | India's first super-computer X-MP-14 of US make was dedicated to the nation. |
1/6/1818 | Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection. |
1/29/1968 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died. |
8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
4/1/1920 | S. Bhattacharya, cricket Test Umpire for 2 tests from 1963-70, was born in Delhi. |
7/29/1980 | India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics. |
5/19/1993 | Government decides to merge Vayudut with Indian Airlines. |
11/7/1991 | Salauddin and his wife Neena create a world record by travelling in a Nissan car. |
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