Important Days
Air Force Day (India)
Important Events
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Birth/Birth Anniversary
1924 – Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (d. 2006)
1926 – Raaj Kumar, Pakistani-Indian police officer and actor (d. 1996)
1930 – Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (d. 2013)
1983 – Abhishek Nayar, Indian cricketer
Death/ Death Anniversary
1936 – Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (b. 1880)
1979 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician (b. 1902)
2012 – Varsha Bhosle, Indian singer and journalist (b. 1956)
2012 – Nawal Kishore Sharma, Indian politician, 20th Governor of Gujarat (b. 1925)