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Historical Event on 1/6/1942

Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
11/1/1954French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
5/27/1995National Centre for Labour launched in Bangalore to give a boost to the unorganised worker's movement in India.
8/13/1795Ahilyabai Holkar passed away at the age of 70.
2/24/1936Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away.
1/27/1888Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.
10/15/1996Dengue fever in Delhi takes 156 lives.
3/12/1996Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends.
12/27/1998Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.