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Historical Event on 1/31/1976

Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.

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3/1/1989Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away.
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