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Historical Event on 1/1/1956

No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1999Ramakrishna Hedge, Commerce Minister, launched the India Brand Equity Fund (IBEF).
3/18/1896Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, was born at Amgaon, District Narsinghpur.
4/25/2000The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case.
4/16/1997Govt. orders foreign and domestic airlines to install air safety systems by the end of 1998. Aircraft with more than 30 seats that do not have Airborne Collision Avoidance System and transponders not to be allowed into Indian airpace from 1/1/99.
6/24/1974India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
8/2/1858British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
5/22/1993Karnataka special task force guns down Veerappan's brother and righthand man Arjunan.
1/21/1994India and Myanmar decide to open border trade.