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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
2/21/1987Pakistan President Gen. Zia visits India.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
9/22/1991Durga Khote, film actress and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, died at the age of 86 years.
11/23/1999Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar.
7/25/1958Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
2/25/1844Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.
2/24/1994Sharp increase in freight rates in the 1994-95 Railway budget; Pre-budget Economic Survey puts GDP growth in 1993-94 at 3.8\%.
12/19/1999The President and the Prime Minister express shock over the bid to assassinate the Sri Lankan President, Chandrika Kumaratunga.
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.