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Historical Event on 4/9/1984

Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/14/1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.
6/24/1969Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), passed away.
8/9/1788Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.
12/30/1929The first inland Indian air mail left New Delhi this morning for Jodhpur, Hyderabad, and Karachi to connect at Karachi with the air service to London.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
4/13/1984Mughals capture Ahmednagar.