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Historical Event on 1/3/1945

No. 8 Squadron becomes the first to convert onto the Spitfire VIII during the previous month and commencing operations on 3 January 1945 in the Kangaw area.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1905Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
9/18/1967English was adopted the official language of Nagaland .
9/29/2000India loses to Britain in the play off for the fifth and sixth places in the hockey match at the Sydney Olympics.
2/25/1920Balraj Madhok was born.
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
5/6/1775Nanda Kumar, king of Calcutta, was arrested.
9/30/1943Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died.
9/3/1999Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.