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Historical Event on 8/1/1964

Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
12/12/1958Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs West Indies at Kanpur.
1/29/1976Parliamenentary Committee on official language constituted. The Committee has since then submitted six parts of its report and Presidential orders have been issued on first five parts of it. The sixth part is in print.
2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
1/21/1970Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.