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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
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
10/5/1991Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
1/14/1993The Supreme Court absolves Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief of corruption charges in the wagon deal with Asea Brown Boveri.
5/1/1909Madame Bhikaji Cama secretly left London and went to France where she was wrote and spoke about the cruelty of Britishers.
7/29/1980India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
11/30/1999The disinvestment panel headed by G. V. Ramakrishna demits office after the end of its three-year term.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
10/5/1989Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989).