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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
9/4/1987Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan.
5/23/1998L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs.
10/27/1999The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.
11/30/1998Ghasiram Yadav (74), member of Parliament representing Alawar in Rajasthan and former MLA and Minister in the State, died in Jaipur.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
2/13/1719Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
1/20/1684Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.