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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
11/15/1997INS Delhi' commissioned.
3/9/1997Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali.
3/21/1996PSLV-D3 launched successfully.
3/21/1996Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
4/15/1794Moropant Paradkar, great poet of Marathi in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
5/4/1992India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
6/18/1918A. R. Rajrajvarma, famous poet of Malayalam language, critic and master of grammer, passed away.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.