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Historical Event on 8/1/1952

Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/2000A Special Court sentences former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Home Minister Buta Singh to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs each in the 'JMM MPs' bribery case'.
1/3/1994Stalemate persists on the Kashmir issue during Indo-Pak talks that concluded in Islamabad.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
6/9/1752French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.