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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 |
| 3/25/1609 | Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat. |
| 9/3/1999 | Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil. |
| 6/18/1992 | Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate. |
| 2/3/1905 | Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur. |
| 8/20/1885 | First meeting of the Indian National Congress held. |
| 12/13/1947 | Nicholas Raerich, great philosopher, master-artist, prolific writer, scientist, educator, designer, poet, humanitarian, explorer, leader and social worker, died at Naggar, Kulu. |
| 3/11/1989 | In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in. |
| 1/30/1996 | Maharashtra govt. decides to make school education free up to 10th standard. |
| 9/2/1993 | Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief. |
| 12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
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