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Historical Event on 2/1/1942

No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.

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7/6/1881Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.
4/2/1992Agajan Baig (Aga), famous Hindi film actor, passed away.
5/5/1944Gandhi-Jinnah talks break down on Pakistan issue.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
3/15/1993Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200.
6/14/1992Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
11/30/1982World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.