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Historical Event on 2/8/1986

Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
4/3/1991UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls .
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
5/18/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain.
4/22/1991IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India.
6/13/1996Ramakrishna Hegde, JD leader and former Karnataka CM, expelled from the party for 6 years by JD president Laloo Prasad Yadav for anti-party activities.
6/9/1999The Indian army occupies two key positions in the Batalik sector.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
10/15/1866Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, playwright and journalist, was born.