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Historical Event on 3/10/1926

Dilbagh Singh, Air Chief Marshal, the second Sikh Chief of Air Staff and Indian Air Force, was born in Punjab.

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5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.
3/30/1929Weekly postal service across 5,000-miles by aeroplane started between England and India serving India, Egypt, Palestine and Iraq in London.
7/1/1985Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.
9/17/1885Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.
12/5/1950Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and teacher, passed away.
5/31/1926Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born.
9/16/1931R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu.
11/19/1999New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.