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Historical Event on 9/10/1966

Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1947Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees.
7/27/1887Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.
1/20/1992Australia beat India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
7/24/1992Universal Poetry Foundation' was established at Pune.
7/1/1913Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal).
8/15/1947Indian Independence Day.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.
12/22/1947Dilip Rasiklal Doshi, cricketer (India's main slow lefty post-Bedi), was born in Rajkot.
1/15/1966The 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.
12/25/1994Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.