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Historical Event on 7/31/1988

Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
9/20/1993Akbar captured Ahmednagar.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
10/4/1847Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
9/13/1997India drubs Maldives in SAFF football final in Kathmandu.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.