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Historical Event on 12/31/1998

Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
3/29/1954Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
1/4/1889Judge M. Patanjali Sastri, Chief Justice of India, was born.
11/19/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'.
5/29/1979Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.