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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 |
| 5/31/1977 | Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak. |
| 9/23/1996 | Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I). |
| 2/18/1974 | Daniel Moynihan, US ambassador to India, presents $2,046,700,000 cheque. |
| 2/18/1974 | Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India. |
| 4/13/1994 | United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI. |
| 2/22/1997 | India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement. |
| 8/10/1855 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born. |
| 11/22/1997 | Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles. |
| 6/5/1989 | Missile `Trishul' tested successfully. |
| 9/9/1898 | Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. |
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