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Historical Event on 4/24/1929

First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
5/26/1983R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away.
12/30/1935Lord Reading, former Viceroy and Governor General of India, died at the age of 76 at UK.
11/23/1990Madhavrao Ganesh (Balasaheb Dixit), founder of daily news paper ""Turun Bharat"", passed away.
5/25/1611Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
6/30/1979R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980.
8/14/1942Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.