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Historical Event on 4/26/1929

British fliers make a record nonstop 4,130-mile trip from London to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/24/1946Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi.
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7/12/1949Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die.
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3/25/1911L. D. Swamikannu publishes ""Manual of Indian Chronology"" in Bombay.
1/19/1963Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.
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12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.