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Historical Event on 7/31/1964
Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1964 | Alauddin Khilji captured Chittorhgarh after defeating Rana Bhim Singh. Before the capture, Padmini, the beautiful queen along with several hundred females, had sacrificed herself in fire (Jouhar Pratha). This whole battle was fought due to Padmini. |
| 12/8/1999 | Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds. |
| 5/31/1968 | F.V. Arul became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 06/05/71). |
| 12/27/1990 | Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation. |
| 6/24/1946 | Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi. |
| 6/11/1997 | Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games. |
| 12/21/1974 | Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam. |
| 12/11/1958 | Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship. |
| 12/8/1992 | World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'. |
| 7/29/1987 | India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play. |
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