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Historical Event on 4/26/1929
British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1772 | Ahmadshah Abdali passed away. |
| 3/17/1999 | An international seminar on UN Peacekeeping was co-jointly hosted by Ministry of External affairs and Ministry of Defence at New Delhi from 17 to 19 March 1999. The seminar was conducted by HQ Army Training Command, Shimla on behalf of the Indian Army. A total of 126 foreign delegates from 71 countries participated in the seminar. |
| 2/3/1977 | Government relaxes rules of Emergency to permit normal political activity and electioneering. |
| 12/20/1929 | The Indian State Air Service, an extension of Imperial Airways' routes, opens its inaugural service from Karachi to Delhi. |
| 7/6/1939 | Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore. |
| 6/18/1994 | The strength of the Sikkim Sangram Parishad ministry led by Sanchaman Limboo reduced to 14 in the 32-member house. |
| 12/1/1998 | Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement. |
| 10/17/1859 | Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born. |
| 7/28/1921 | The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth. |
| 2/15/1869 | Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away. |
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