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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 |
| 4/21/1955 | Avadi session of the Indian National Congress adopts a socialistic pattern of society for India. |
| 6/10/1997 | Three Indians - Kumaramangalam Birla, Ratan Tata and Dhirubhai Ambani - figure in the list of Asia's top 100 super rich. |
| 9/9/1949 | Hindi was accepted as the national language of India. |
| 10/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989. |
| 9/30/1992 | Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award. |
| 1/21/1983 | R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away. |
| 3/14/1999 | Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta. |
| 3/18/1924 | Madhusudhan Ramachandra Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49), was born in Panvel, Maharashtra. |
| 1/8/1956 | Tryambak Sitaram Karkhanis, founder of 'Maharashtra Drama Group' (Maharashtra Natak Mandali), died. |
| 3/21/1994 | Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi. |
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