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Historical Event on 1/1/1956
No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/11/1964 | Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level. |
| 8/16/1980 | Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130. |
| 8/8/1905 | Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born. |
| 12/10/1918 | Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford. |
| 8/7/1871 | Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta. |
| 5/1/1972 | All fuel coal mines were nationalised. |
| 6/30/1917 | Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji, great Indian, patriot and one of the founders of the Indian National Congress, politician and merchant, died at the age of 92. |
| 11/5/1999 | The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case. |
| 4/8/1937 | R. Gundurao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 8/29/1931 | Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India. |
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