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Historical Event on 2/1/1976

Air Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar PVSM, MVC, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1978.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1976Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
4/16/1848Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
2/18/1997Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati.
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
2/25/1987The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1.
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.