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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
9/15/1909Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
6/9/1991Raj Khosla, famous film producer and director, passed away.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
7/15/1986Sandhya Agarwal made 190 runs in third Womens Test Cricket setting a new record in England.
8/15/1950Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives.
7/4/2000Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
11/5/1996Narashima Rao, former PM, refused bail in St. Kitts forgery case.