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Historical Event on 4/7/1929
England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1997 | RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor. |
| 6/15/1907 | Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra). |
| 10/3/1913 | Sudangsu Abinash Banerjee, 'Montu', cricketer, (5 wickets, 1 test vs West Indies) was born in Calcutta. |
| 9/18/1879 | Welthy Housinger Fisher, an American adult educationist in India, was born. |
| 10/1/1949 | 'Marathi Rangbhumi' , a drama company, established. |
| 12/19/1952 | Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city. |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 12/10/1967 | Earthquake hit Koyna Nagar. |
| 12/23/1969 | Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi. |
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