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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
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
6/23/1953Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
10/15/1987Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India.
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
10/14/1910Further unrest took place in Lhasa, Tibet, following the arrest of Dalai Lama's agent by the Chinese on the Chinese frontier with India.