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Historical Event on 3/10/1954

The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1902K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex.
12/8/1996Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.)
2/8/1881Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
8/22/1984R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987).
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
9/16/1931Ennackal Chandy George Sudarshan, popularly known as George Sudarshan, was born in Kottayam, Kerala. He was a physicist of world repute.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.