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Historical Event on 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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/25/1954 | Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away. |
| 10/2/1910 | Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born. |
| 11/29/1961 | First cosmonaut of the world, Yuri Gagarin of Russia, came to India. |
| 8/2/2000 | The Lok Sabha performs a ''hat-trick'' by setting off the process for the creation of three new states by passing the Jharkhand Bill. |
| 1/23/1997 | Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House. |
| 11/7/1933 | Gaandhiji commences Harijan-upliftment tour. |
| 1/20/1992 | Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup. |
| 11/8/1991 | K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab. |
| 9/22/1992 | Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail. |
| 4/30/1909 | Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati. |
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