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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
5/2/1769Sir John Malcom, former Governor of Mumbai and historian, was born.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
1/11/1994Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
10/28/1992Karnataka government withdraws order allowing nine private organisations to start capitation fee for engineering colleges.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
6/6/1986Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.