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Historical Event on 1/26/1950
India became a Republic within the British Commonwealth and the Indian Air Force dropped its ""Royal"" prefix. At this time, it possessed six fighter squadrons of Spitfires, Vampires and Tempests, operating from Kanpur, Poona, Ambala and Palam, one B-24 bomber squadron, one C-47 Dakota transport squadron, one AOP flight, a communications squadron at Palam and a growing training organisation.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1918 | Shirdi ke Saibaba' better known as 'Saibaba' passed away at Shirdi near Nashik, Maharashtra. He was around 70. Born in a Brahmin family at Patri village in Hyderabad, he was saint to all caste and creed people. |
| 11/16/1986 | Second SAARC summit held at Bangalore. |
| 6/5/1992 | Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published. |
| 1/3/1931 | Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born. |
| 3/5/1922 | Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman. |
| 9/29/1755 | Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India |
| 7/13/1974 | India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley. |
| 5/22/1963 | Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur. |
| 9/5/1998 | University and college teachers affiliated to the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations call off their nation-wide strike. |
| 9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
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