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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
3/11/1886Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
3/11/1886Amir Timur left Delhi. He took the title 'Emperor of India' and recrossed the Indus on March 11.
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
4/6/1906Kaveri Bhaskar Karve, teacher and author, was born at Harnai, Ratnagiri, .
12/3/1998India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology.