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Historical Event on 4/1/1918
Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/15/1998 | Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends. |
2/24/1948 | The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February. |
10/26/1928 | R.S.Das, a law member of the Viceroy's council, died in Calcutta. |
2/8/1912 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
7/4/1999 | The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak. |
4/26/1908 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
6/4/1989 | Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died. |
5/29/1967 | First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory. |
10/6/1949 | Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of National Defence Academy in Kharakvasla near Pune. |
9/6/1995 | Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away. |
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