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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
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
3/2/1990DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
4/9/1783Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India.
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
6/17/1993K. D. Dharmadhikari (Nana), veteran freedom fighter, died.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.