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Historical Event on 3/28/1954
The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/1/1995 | Kanshi Ram (Bahujan Samaj Party) withdraws support to the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led government in UP and stakes claim to form a new government. |
| 5/15/1998 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award. |
| 6/19/1949 | People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union. |
| 6/29/2000 | The Election Commission derecognises seven regional parties in some states -- Samata Party in Haryana, Shiv Sena in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and the RJD in Manipur, NTR-Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh, the Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) in Chandigarh, the United Minority Front in Assam and the Haryana Vikas Party in Haryana-- These will remain registered but unrecognised parties. |
| 7/5/1992 | Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74. |
| 7/5/1992 | Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away. |
| 8/29/1998 | Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi. |
| 5/13/1946 | Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 runs for the 10th wkt stand for Indians v Surrey. |
| 3/16/1860 | Dr. W.M. Haffkine, great scientist, bacteriologist and professor, was born at Odessa in Russia. |
| 2/27/1993 | Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget. |
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