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Historical Event on 7/3/1985

Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1917Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
2/18/1925Krishna Sobati, famous Hindi authoress, was born.
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
1/6/1932Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
7/27/199511 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes.
4/29/1998India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.