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Historical Event on 2/14/1891

Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1927Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra.
8/1/2000The Lok Sabha adopts Uttar Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill paving the way for the creation of Uttaranchal the 27th State.
1/1/1988On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.
5/10/1996PM P.V. Narasimha Rao and his Council of Ministers resign.
5/30/1895Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
11/14/1957Children's Day.