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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
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
5/25/1996Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots.
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
2/12/1794Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away.
4/18/1931Lord Willingdon took over as the Viceroy of India.
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
1/29/1780Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta .
1/29/1780Property Tax was passed.
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
10/10/1909Nagarwala Noshirvan Dorab, cricket umpire of five Tests, was born in Maharashtra.