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Historical Event on 1/26/1950
India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1997	24th Stock Exchange of India set up at Trivandrum.
10/18/1992	Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
2/3/1905	Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
7/20/1990	GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
1/28/1902	Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.
3/28/1994	Leaders attack trade protectionism.
2/21/1953	Tillaya Dam and Bokaro Power Station opened by the PM.
1/10/1998	Geet Sethi retains National billiards title in Calcutta.
2/13/1879	Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
5/28/1950	Bhagwaticharan, great revolutionary, passed away.

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