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Historical Event on 10/20/1962

The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
6/14/1947Congress Working Committee met at New Delhi to draft the resolution to be placed before All India Congress Committee on the acceptance of Mountbatten plan for the partition of India.
3/28/1947Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
5/9/1917Fighting breaks out at Kharkwasta in the north-west frontier of India.
2/9/1931A set of six stamps were issued during the inauguration of New Delhi.
9/16/1929Yerramilli Janardan Rao, educationist, was born at Tanuku, (W. Godavari).
2/3/1921The Evens Report on Indian Cinema 1921' was tabled before the Govt. on February 3.
6/25/1996Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.