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Historical Event on 1/8/1995
ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1989 | Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away. |
| 4/12/1871 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 2/18/1983 | Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results. |
| 1/2/1878 | Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State. |
| 6/3/1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
| 3/27/1767 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 9/28/1965 | India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan. |
| 12/11/1958 | Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship. |
| 8/30/1993 | LPG, Petrol dealers get higher commission. |
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