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Historical Event on 1/1/1995

8th World Tamil Conference begins in Madurai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
5/12/1992Security scandal, RBI extends probe to four foreign banks.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
2/24/1867Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
10/1/1886Baluchisthan became a part of India.
8/9/1892Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born.
9/3/1905Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born.
12/22/1995A 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.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
3/1/1961The 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.