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Historical Event on 4/13/1940
Najma Heptulla, Vice President of Rajya Sabha, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/22/1971 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973. |
| 4/1/1933 | Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron. |
| 4/17/1799 | Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799). |
| 6/6/1982 | Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away. |
| 1/22/1945 | The Indian 7th Division captures Tilin at Burma. |
| 11/12/1896 | Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, explorer, ecologist, teacher, writer and bird watcher, was born. |
| 7/25/1992 | K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns. |
| 2/15/1997 | Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi. |
| 1/26/1981 | Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval. |
| 6/22/1944 | British 14th army frees Imphal, Assam. |
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