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Historical Event on 4/4/1912
Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 4/2/1994 | Ravi Naik sworn in CM. |
| 10/12/1990 | Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene. |
| 7/25/1976 | Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77. |
| 5/29/1947 | Establishment of Indian Standard Institution. |
| 5/19/1993 | S. W. Sohoni, 4 Tests for India, 83 runs @ 16.6, 2 wkts @ 101, passed away. |
| 9/25/1928 | Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born. |
| 10/12/1976 | Indian Airlines Caravelle crashed after take off from Bombay. |
| 6/2/1990 | Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka. |
| 6/22/1898 | The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India. |
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