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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
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
8/30/1908Ganpatrao Tapase, senior freedom fighter and former Governor of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, was born.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
11/2/1956Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
2/27/1931Chandrashekhar Azad of Hindustan Republican Army shot himself to avoid British police arrest at Alfred Park, Allahabad.
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
4/15/1919British troops kill 400 Indians, who were demonstrating against the British rule at Amritsar for the forced marshall law on Punjab.