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Historical Event on 10/1/1932
Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
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| 5/5/1972 | Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away. |
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| 3/1/1919 | Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties. |
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| 9/21/1895 | Annapurnanand, great writer, was born. |
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| 8/15/1994 | Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies. |
| 1/24/1976 | Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries. |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
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