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Historical Event on 12/20/1929

The Indian State Air Service, an extension of Imperial Airways' routes, opens its inaugural service from Karachi to Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/18619,300 mm rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam becomes a world record.
7/2/1926Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh.
2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.
1/12/1949Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.
6/13/1997At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi.
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
9/25/1990Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old.
4/6/1919Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
1/4/1940Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
1/4/1940Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.