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Historical Event on 1/15/1973

Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1993R.K. Khandekar, PM's aide, denies Harshad Mehta's charges.
3/22/1938IRFA was registered as a local body not administered by the Government on March 22, 1938 under the Government of India Act No. XXI of 1860.
10/28/1962US pledges to rush arms to India.
6/17/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) (1944-1991).
8/2/1861Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district.
10/27/1907Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay died.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
3/24/1992Congress (I) strength goes up by six seats in the Rajya Sabha on account of biennial polls.