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Historical Event on 1/8/1927

The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1927Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi.
6/2/1965The second of 2 cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 (Ganges R India).
3/1/1775Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.
3/30/1919Gandhi announces resistance against Rowlatt Act.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
2/17/1948Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was re-designated as the 5th Battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles).
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
9/26/1904R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born.