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Historical Event on 1/15/1973

Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.

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11/30/1998Ghasiram Yadav (74), member of Parliament representing Alawar in Rajasthan and former MLA and Minister in the State, died in Jaipur.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
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3/25/1998Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, and Railway Minister Nitish Kumar present the interim budgets for 1998- 99.
11/1/1937Keral University established.