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Historical Event on 1/1/1979
This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1995 | A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia. |
| 1/6/1979 | Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba. |
| 7/28/1921 | The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth. |
| 7/29/1983 | First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay |
| 12/26/1925 | Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born. |
| 4/17/1975 | Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, India's second president, died at Madras. |
| 4/20/1971 | India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team. |
| 10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
| 2/1/1942 | No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio. |
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