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Historical Event on 3/16/1939

Subroto Mukherjee became the first Indian Officer to command a squadron when he took over No.1.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
4/14/1941Julie Christie, actress (Dr Zhivago), was born in Assam, India.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
1/8/1987P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
7/30/1957Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
6/15/1947All-India Congress accepts British plan for partition of India in New Delhi.