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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
9/11/1906Gandhiji addressed a mass meeting of Indians at Johannesburg, where they took oath of passive resistance against the newly promulgated 'Transvaal Asiatic Law Amendment Ordinance'.
2/5/1630Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born.
6/24/1946Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi.
12/5/1943The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.
1/26/1992Bharat Bhushan, the legendary romantic film hero of the 1950's, passed away at the age of 71 years.
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
9/24/1992Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges.
8/8/1911Following the end of a heavy monsoon, parts of India were hit by a cholera epidemic.
8/3/1780British officer captain Bruce conquered Gwalior fort under Major Popham after defeating Sindhiya.