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Historical Event on 8/1/1993
Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1839 | Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born. |
| 5/20/1965 | Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit. |
| 12/17/1991 | Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed. |
| 7/10/1992 | SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. |
| 8/23/1994 | Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99). |
| 3/18/1998 | A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the 'national agenda for governance' in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code. |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 11/10/2000 | R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi. |
| 9/9/1923 | First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal. |
| 2/7/1931 | Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born. |
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