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Historical Event on 1/31/1976

Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
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9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
9/16/2000Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
5/27/1991Justice J.S. Verma of the Supreme Court appointed to probe into Rajiv Gandhi murder case.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
3/19/1936Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born.
4/11/1992Marathi cinema's Bhaichandra Govind Pendharkar gets Phalke Award.