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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
3/7/1934Nariman Jamshedji Contractor ""Nari Contractor"", cricketer (Indian batsman & captain) was born in Godhra, Gujarat.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
7/5/1917'Hindumashinary Society' was established by Gajanan Bhaskar Vaidya.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
6/13/1996Ramakrishna Hegde, JD leader and former Karnataka CM, expelled from the party for 6 years by JD president Laloo Prasad Yadav for anti-party activities.
5/30/196269 killed in a bus crash near Ahmedabad.
4/12/1991Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred.
2/10/1930Shrikant Kirloskar, director of 'Kirloskar Udyog Samuh', was born.
5/25/1991Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).