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Historical Event on 12/22/1995
A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/7/1950 | Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons. |
3/23/1940 | All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan. |
2/24/1674 | Prataprao Gujar, a great Maratha warrior at the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. |
10/15/1899 | Menka (Lady Lila Sokhi), famous Indian dancer, was born. |
10/12/1999 | Sachidanand Sakshi, former BJP MP, joined SP. |
12/7/2000 | A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam. |
3/5/1905 | Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh. |
6/22/1880 | Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam. |
4/7/1938 | Kashiram Chhabildas Rana was born in Surat (Gujarat). |
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. |
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