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Historical Event on 10/1/1932
Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/28/1967 | General Election ( 4th) of India ends. |
| 6/2/1900 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away. |
| 7/20/1990 | Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully. |
| 5/18/1973 | A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'. |
| 3/26/1987 | Hyderabad beat Delhi on first innings to win the Ranji Trophy. |
| 1/16/1942 | Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress. |
| 11/1/1999 | Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General. |
| 1/20/1957 | South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 3/9/1914 | Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born. |
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