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Historical Event on 1/25/1989
Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1966 | The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons. |
| 1/12/2000 | The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years. |
| 9/25/1990 | S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died. |
| 5/27/1957 | Copyright Act was passed. |
| 5/2/1977 | C.V. Narasimhan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 25/11/77). |
| 5/1/1886 | May Day was first observed in Chicago, USA. Work, Social activities, Rest, for 8 Hours. |
| 7/6/1881 | Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha. |
| 9/5/1872 | V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu. |
| 1/10/1912 | Prodosh Kusum Das Gupta, great artist and professor, was born at Dacca, Bangladesh. |
| 1/22/1998 | Second Lieutenant Punit Datta is posthumously selected for the nation's highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra. |
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