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8 October
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Indian Air Force comes into being
The Indian Air Force came into being on 8 October 1932, the date officially recognised by the service as its founding milestone.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.
The 2005 Kashmir earthquake kills about 80,000 people
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.