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Historical Event on 12/1/1942

No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
4/11/1952Treaty between France and India, transferring the former French settlement of Chandranagar to India, is ratified by the National Assembly, Paris. It was the last formal step in completing the process of sovereignty.
10/1/1953The first new state in India since 1949, Andhra Pradesh, is established on purely linguistic basis and formally inaugurated. This state was created by sub-dividing state of India, Madras Province and this movement was started by Shriramulu for which he had to sacrifice his life.
7/31/2000The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state.
12/10/1902Sir Ronald Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for detecting the cause of Malaria.
5/5/1972Loknathan P. S., great economist, passed away.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
11/22/1916Shanti Ghosh, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Calcutta. She was one of the accused in famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka.
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