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Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, Dutch founder of National India Party, was born.
Ramdas Katari, former Navy Chief, was born.
Sarobindu Nath Banerjee 'Shute', cricket all rounder played one test vs West Indies, was born at Calcutta.
Mahatma Gandhi started publication of 'Young India'.
Indian nationalists call a general strike on Prince of Wales's arrival in Bombay.
Raaj Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
The Indian Air Force was officially established, being the date of its formal constitution as India's first Air Force.
Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, passed away at the age of 76. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in the formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
Indian Air Force celebrates 50 years.
Veteran freedom fighter and Congress leader Kamalapati Tripathi (86) died.
B.B. Lyngdoh, Meghalaya CM, loses vote of confidence in the assembly.
RBI announces 1\% cut in the lending and deposit rates.
The squadron did itself proud by flying the "Big Boy Formation" with one IL-76 in lead and two AN-32 of the Squadron in formation on the occasion of the Air Force Day.
16 policemen are killed when their vehicle is blown up by PWG naxalites on the Basaguda-Jagargunda road in Madhya Pradesh's Bastar division.
Anup Sridhar and Trupti Murugunde claim the boys and girls title in the Sonora All India junior ranking tournament in Kozhikode.