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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
11/23/1991India decides to upgrade its ties with the Soviet Republics.
5/12/1952Washington welcomes its first female ambassador, India's Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
1/21/1997Delhi was the first city to use propane gas when 50 autorickshaws were started on trial basis.
4/3/1994S.Bangarappa, former CM, launches his Karnataka Congress Party.
1/27/1948Gandhiji visits Mehrauli Muslim Fair.
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
1/16/1988L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died.
5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
4/13/1889Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born.
5/6/1971India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war.