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Historical Event on 2/1/1986
Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/25/1987 | Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992. |
| 3/6/2000 | India and China begin the first ever bilateral security dialogue in Beijing on global and regional issues of mutual interest. |
| 9/19/1933 | Sunit Francis Rodrigues, former Chief Army General, was born. |
| 12/8/1942 | Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. |
| 11/12/1999 | A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 6/3/1995 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
| 11/30/1986 | Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab. |
| 12/8/1875 | Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born. |
| 10/26/1999 | Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, visits cyclone-hit areas. |
| 11/12/1997 | India elected to executive board of UNESCO. |
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