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Historical Event on 12/31/1998

Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1997Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
9/1/1999Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
6/11/1991Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir.
10/17/1970Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.