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Historical Event on 5/14/1960

The first plane of India flew upto New York.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1933Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56.
9/17/1899First British troops leave Bombay for South Africa.
8/28/1997Tiwari and Surinderjit Kaur set national records in hammer throw in Federation Cup Athletics.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
10/28/1811Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died.
9/5/1990Rajya Sabha approves the Prasar Bharati Bill rejecting by voice vote three motions moved by the Congress(I) to refer the Bill to a joint select committee.
11/17/1994Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
11/8/1948Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.
3/26/1991Chautala loses majority after the disqualification of three Janata Dal (S) members. Janata Party merges with Janata Dal (S).