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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
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.
11/5/1920Indian Red Cross society was founded in India under Bengal Act VIII. St.John Ambulance Association is a wing of this societywhich directed Improvement of Health, Prevention of Diseases and Mitigation of Suffering activities.
3/12/1941Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
12/10/1870Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born.
10/27/2000The Vajpayee Government 'clears' the names of Surjit Singh Barnala, Prabhat Kumar and Dinanath Tiwari for appointment as the Governors of the new States of Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh respectively.
7/18/1908Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay.
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
3/25/1994Buta Singh exonerated by the Akal Takht after 9 years.