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Historical Event on 8/1/1993

Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1998Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998.
1/30/1999Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament.
11/22/2000Chhota Rajan, Mumbai gangster, escapes from the custody of Thai authorities.
12/10/1932The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad
1/22/1899Dilipkumar Roy, classical musician, was born.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)
9/22/1988PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill.
3/1/1924Naresh Mehta was born.
3/1/1924Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, attacked on Mughal Emperor Babur near Kanwa at Agra.