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Historical Event on 2/8/1986

For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/20/1871Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
4/21/199018 more ministers added in the National Front Ministry.
6/27/1997Surendra Pratap Singh, famous Journalist and former chief editor of Nav Bharat Times Group, died ]at Delhi.
9/8/1953Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, Premier of Kashmir, was shot at.
3/16/1901Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
4/2/1987Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.