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Historical Event on 10/9/1931

Air Force was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
1/4/1992The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
3/3/1871Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
3/19/1997BJP and BSP agree for a coalition government in Uttar Pradesh.
9/8/1911Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh.