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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
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
9/28/1827A few mountain battery trains flourished and kept the Indian component alive as part of the Royal artillery. Recently, it has been established that 8 Company Bombay Artillery survived axing and is now 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery. This day is now celebrated as the Raising Day of the Regiment of Artillery.
1/20/1931Saroj Kumari', a feature film produced by Mahavir Photoplays and Theatres Ltd., Secunderabad, was prohibited on January 20 on the grounds that it was ''sordid'' and ''revolting''.
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
4/8/1993Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura.
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
3/11/1997Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles.