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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
3/12/1992Centenary celebrations held at Kasturba Hospital for Infections diseases. (CIVIC).
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
7/1/1929Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.).
1/8/2000Abhin Shyam Gupta and B.R. Meenakshi win the NSCI Grand Prix all India badminton tournament in Mumbai.
10/2/1950Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay.
12/7/1999Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.
12/12/1991Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery.
4/24/199824 persons are killed and 28 injured when some bogies of a goods train break free and roll back to collide with the stationary Manmad-Kacheguda Express at Parli Vaijnath in Maharashtra.
10/13/1991PM Rao leaves for Harare to attend the Commonwealth heads of government meeting.