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Historical Event on 2/1/1976
Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/30/1908 | Ram Dhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi novelist, was born. |
| 1/15/1898 | Nanasaheb Ramji Tawde, educationist and scientist, was born at Taluq Malvan, Maharashtra. |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
| 9/14/1868 | Swami Virjanand, Sanskrit grammar litterateur and master, passed away at the age of 90. |
| 2/4/1973 | India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation. |
| 2/16/1994 | Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away. |
| 10/1/1990 | Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations. |
| 4/26/1929 | British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India. |
| 1/1/1995 | Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi. |
| 3/17/1999 | GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai. |
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