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Historical Event on 3/1/1961
The 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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1999 | Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). |
| 9/11/1993 | Former Andhra CM Rama Rao, 71, weds 44-year-old college lecturer Lakshmi Sivaparvathi. |
| 7/12/1949 | Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence. |
| 4/10/1880 | C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born. |
| 2/6/1994 | Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait. |
| 7/3/1863 | Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], santee Sioux Indian chief, passed away. |
| 4/27/1705 | Aurangzeb captured the Fort of Vagingera. |
| 1/27/2000 | K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution. |
| 7/12/1960 | Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar. |
| 1/30/1996 | The new (reconstituted) Scientific Advisory Board of the ICMR met on January 30-31, 1996. |
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