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Historical Event on 3/16/1939

Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
6/17/1928Pandit Gop Bandhu Das, famous writer, social worker and the creator of Orissa, passed away.
1/17/1987Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.
11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
11/2/1967Ministry of Education evolves a National Service Scheme for University students.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.