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Historical Event on 2/1/1942
Lt Col HT Hogan raised the Regiment at Malir Cantonment.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1993 | Seven JD (A) rebel MPs admitted to Congress (I). |
| 7/13/1988 | Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 12/3/1971 | During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began. |
| 1/28/1996 | Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82. |
| 10/14/1947 | Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died. |
| 3/1/1961 | The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters. |
| 11/5/1950 | Faiyaj Khan, famous singer of Indian classical music, died. |
| 1/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
| 1/22/1858 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death. |
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