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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
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
3/13/1940Michael O' Dyer, former Governor of Punjab, was shot by Udham Singh in Caxton Hall at point-blank range in full view of a large gathering in London.
9/14/1919Nyalchand Shah, bowled 64-33-97-3 in the Test between India vs Pakistan, was born at Dhragandhara in Gujarat.
9/12/1686Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist.
5/14/1954President issues an order extending application of Indian Constitution to Kashmir with the concurrence of the State government.
2/25/1894Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
11/29/1994M.H. Kania, former Chief Justice of India made Chairman of the 14th Law Commission.
6/17/1991Congress and its allies secure absolute majority in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Haryana Assemblies.