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Historical Event on 11/12/1939

Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/193924 merchants gathered in London's Founder Hall under the auspices of Lord Mayor to start a new company with a share captial in India.
11/5/1995Common Guidance test flight of Trishul successful.
4/26/1993Indian Airlines' IC 491 crashes at Aurangabad, killing 55 passengers.
1/17/1981Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram.
11/25/1999Madras HC sets aside Tamil Nadu Governor Fathima Beevi's order rejecting the mercy petitions of four accused in Rajiv Gandhi case.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
6/23/1994Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free.
12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
10/1/1997Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.
1/18/1932Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur.