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Historical Event on 8/1/1986

Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1957Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, great leader, freedom fighter, educationist and Minister of India, died..
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
5/1/1997Anand wins all three categories in Amber chess tournament in Monte Carlo.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
12/11/1991R. G. Sardesai, veteran journalist, died.
6/2/1990Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91).
8/29/1975Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away.
9/12/1995Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.