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Historical Event on 1/15/1949
General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
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| 1/20/1897 | Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants. |
| 8/14/1968 | Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000. |
| 1/17/1997 | Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs. |
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