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Historical Event on 1/10/1955

The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1954Atomic Energy Department established.
9/9/1812The first paper currency was issued by the Bank of Bengal. The notes of this bank were later printed by Perkins, Heath & Co. in England. They can be distinguished into at least 10 different types. They were issued in a wide range of denominations from Rs. 10 to Rs. 1000.
9/17/1864Anagrik Dharmapal, religious reformer, was born.
10/10/1995G. R Khairnar, the high profile suspended Deputy Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, was reinstated.
6/17/1917Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.
5/17/1980V. S. Kumar Anandan sets record of balancing on one foot for continuous 33 hrs.
1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.
3/20/1991Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.