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Historical Event on 1/27/1988

The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1928Rajindranath, cricketer (4 stumpings in his only Test for India), was born at Amritsar.
7/7/1998Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
1/18/1972Vinod Ganpat Kambli, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1993-), was born in Bombay.
4/19/1998Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
1/3/1947Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29.
4/16/1801Warrior Vithoji Holkar of Peshwa kingdom was assassinated.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.