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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
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
10/4/1847Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
6/11/1997I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border.
8/25/1996194 pilgrims die of cold at the cave temples of Amarnath .
11/15/1920Assembly meeting of the League of Nations.
2/6/1827Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.