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Historical Event on 9/23/1974

First NCC Airforce Squadran (Women) was established at Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.
3/11/1881Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
1/28/1976Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
5/10/1992Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi.
3/31/1972Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.
12/4/1829Britain abolished ""sati"" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre)
11/16/1992Reservation, Supreme Court rejects economic criteria.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
12/8/1998An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.