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Historical Event on 3/24/1998
G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/31/1980 | Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary. |
| 1/1/1994 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"". |
| 2/27/1912 | Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born. |
| 11/19/1962 | Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi. |
| 8/15/1947 | The Indian independence divided not only the country but its armed forces as well. These units came down and their equipment was transferred to the newly created Royal Pakistan Air Force. Thus, the principal components of the Royal Indian Air Force, during the partition, were nos. 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 Squadrons with Tempest US, No. 2 Squadron with Spitfires and No. 12 Squadron with C-47s and No. 1 Air Observation Flight (AOF). The establishment of this AOF with AOP Auster 4s, 5s and 6s, coincided with independence. No. 6 Squadron, which had been in process of converting from Spitfires to C-47s at Drigh Road, had been stood down and its transports transferred to Pakistan. |
| 3/26/1997 | Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda. |
| 2/25/1884 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District. |
| 11/1/1999 | Soli Sorbajee is re-appointed the Attorney General. |
| 12/1/2000 | There would be a cap of 20 per cent equity for broadcasters planning to operate DTH television services, said I&B minister Sushma Swaraj. |
| 4/24/1966 | Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad. |
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