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Historical Event on 2/18/1911
Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1977 | Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 7/29/1999 | Bandh in Mumbai to protest against the verdict barring Bal Thackeray from voting and contesting any election till December 10, 2001. |
| 12/20/1967 | Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty. |
| 4/3/1992 | Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed. |
| 11/7/1867 | Madam Marie Sklodowska, great scientist, professor and Nobel Prize awardee, was born in Poland. |
| 9/29/1971 | Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people. |
| 3/24/1944 | Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born. |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 9/30/1972 | Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir. |
| 2/19/1994 | Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration. |
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