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Historical Event on 2/16/1942
The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1956 | Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died. |
| 10/30/1947 | The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan. |
| 6/10/1888 | Balraj Bhalla, revolutionary, was born. |
| 2/14/1932 | Madhubala (Mumtaj Begam), film actress, was born. |
| 10/26/1999 | India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). |
| 7/16/1956 | K. L. Pawar, who guided students for the written examinations, was born. |
| 6/27/1939 | Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman ""Pancham Da"", famous music director, was born. |
| 5/26/1999 | IRS-P4(OCEANSAT) with an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR) and two small satellites (KITSAT of Korea and TUBSAT of Germany) launched by PSLV-C2. |
| 9/19/1960 | Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan. |
| 10/30/1924 | Word Saving Day. |
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