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Historical Event on 1/1/1924
Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/12/1997 | Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools. |
| 1/2/1905 | Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born. |
| 10/20/1962 | China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level. |
| 4/1/1918 | Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain. |
| 5/23/1998 | L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs. |
| 1/15/1888 | Saifuddin Kitchlew, freedom fighter and President of the Punjab, was born at Amritsar. |
| 5/20/1677 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj won the fort of Jingi. |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
| 3/24/1990 | Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) was withdrawn in toto from the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. |
| 7/1/1928 | Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims. |
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