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Historical Event on 1/1/1956

No. 20 Squadron, Indian Air Force's first jet squadron equipped with Vampires, was formed and christened 'The Lightnings'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
7/18/1998The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat.
1/25/1917Captain P.K. Sahgal, freedom fighter who attended Indian Military Academy course at Dehradun, was born at Hoshiarpur.
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
3/28/1994Leaders attack trade protectionism.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
3/23/1992G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
7/8/199733 persons killed and 67 injured as blast rips through part of Ambala-bound train at Lehra Khana station in Bhatinda district, Punjab.
10/1/1990Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
3/28/1996JKLF declared unlawful by central govt.