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Historical Event on 10/1/1932

Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1932Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
10/31/1999Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
5/18/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
9/14/1997Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue.
1/6/1980In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections.
1/29/1931Gandhiji sails for England as Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. This conference was attended by Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sarojini Naidu.
9/20/1993Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in Teheran on a three-day visit.