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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.

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2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
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