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Historical Event on 9/1/1981

Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 03/Sept/1984.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
4/27/1986Congress (I) expels former Union Minister Pranab Kumar Mukherjee from the party for 6 years.
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
11/5/1931M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.
7/16/1914N. E. Balram, communist leader, died.
9/6/1995Meenatai Thackrey, social worker and Matoshree of Shivsainik's, passed away.