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Historical Event on 1/23/1920

Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/19/1951Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away.
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
12/4/2000India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade.
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
8/22/1915Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
12/11/1992UP acquistion of land in Ayodhya quashed by Allahabad High Court.
4/17/1917V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.