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Historical Event on 3/10/1954

The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954.

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2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
8/19/1927Ananta Narsinha Naik, social reformer and politician, was born at Bandora, Goa.
5/28/1966B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973.
9/11/1950Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, cricketer (69 runs in India's first 2 tests 1932-33), passed away.
11/7/1900Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born.
11/7/1900Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
9/5/1979Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.
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