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Historical Event on 4/1/1954

Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1908Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death.
5/31/1970Indira Gandhi called for international help as the civil war in Bangladesh, or East Pakistan, had turned two million people into refugees. Many of them were suffering from cholera and smallpox. The authorities of West Pakistan refused to care for them, and India couldn't afford to.
7/6/1944Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
9/16/2000Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
3/9/1961Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 15-04-1962.
7/1/1984Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.