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Historical Event on 4/20/1971

Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1942The British police shot Matangini Hazra, a 72-year old woman of Tamluk town in Midnapur district, when she was leading the flag at Tamluk in August movement procession.
2/1/1971Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
9/5/1846Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died.
2/10/1803Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born.
8/1/1992Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.