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Historical Event on 1/10/1955

The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1989P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
12/1/1963Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union.
6/7/1997Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
5/16/1999Senior Congress leaders oppose Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister.
4/15/1946The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
11/29/1952First international organization for birth control founded in Bombay.
11/8/1988At 0910 hrs, One - O - Four's moments of glory were frozen for eternity when it received the coveted colours from the then President of Indian R Venkatraman.
2/18/1871Vishnubuwa Brahamchari, first missionary of Hindu religion, passed away.
1/8/1995Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away.