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Historical Event on 1/26/1981

Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1885Firodia Kundanmal Shobhachand, politician and Gandhian, was born.
7/30/1957Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
7/21/1883Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.
1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
11/29/1953Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague.
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
8/26/1975Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.