Nashville, Knoxville, Memphis Indian Community - TNIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 10/24/1953

Selection of the Dassault Ouragan fighter from France at this time reflected the decision to initiate diversification of supply sources. The first four of over 100 Ouragans, or 'Toofanis' as they were to become known in the IAF, reached Palam Airport from France and this type re-equipped Nos.8, 3 and 4 Squadrons in that order.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
8/23/2000Pronindranath Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Union Power Minister, dies of a massive heart attack at the AIIMS, New Delhi.
9/16/1967Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border.
12/5/1991Sarkaria report accepted.
7/20/1903British to increase size of Royal Army in India.
12/7/2000A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam.
1/18/1985Spy ring cracked. Top Government officials, businessmen held.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
11/9/1924Pandit C. R. Vyas, veteran singer, was born.