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Historical Event on 9/1/1978

Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif, PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Aug/1981.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/4/1757Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
6/15/1907Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra).
9/10/1966Parliament approved the Punjab Re-organisation Bill for the formation of Haryana and Punjab as two independent states.
9/21/1862Venkat Apparao Gurjad, famous Telegu poet, playwright, story writer, critic and social reformer, was born.
11/30/1920N. B. Kamat, filmmaker and distributor, was born.
7/23/1933Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, great leader, lawyer, social worker, freedom fighter, nationalist and president of Bengal Swaraj Party, died at Ranchi. He was addresed by the people of Bengal as 'Deshapriya' (Beloved of the Country).
10/20/1991Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died.
11/16/1860First group of Indian worker's reached Natal, South Africa.
10/21/1943Azad Hind Government was established in Singapore and Netaji Subhashchandra Bose was elected as its national leader.