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Historical Event on 3/1/1924

Naresh Mehta was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
8/18/1907Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.
2/15/1951Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
7/30/1883Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist, was born.
7/30/1883Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.