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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 |
| 2/16/1994 | Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away. |
| 6/18/1943 | British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India. |
| 11/6/1996 | India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai. |
| 5/22/1963 | Rohini, Glider, became the first to successfully fly at Kanpur. |
| 10/24/1934 | Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics. |
| 5/19/1975 | Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 3/18/1990 | Devi Lal, Deputy PM, withdraws his resignation. |
| 7/11/1973 | India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds. |
| 6/25/1922 | Satyendranath Datta, famous Bengali poet, passed away. |
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