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Historical Event on 2/18/1911

World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1879Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.
11/19/1999New Governors for Bihar, West Bengal, Goa, Manipur and Punjab are named by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
9/29/1971Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people.
2/10/1946Gandhiji revives 'Harijan' and allied group of weekly journals.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
5/29/1933Kishorilal Goswami, famous Hindi novelist, passed away.
1/7/1997Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men's standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.