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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
11/27/1993Splendid bowling by Anil Kumble (6 for 12) helps India to beat West Indies by 102 runs in the Hero Cup finals in Calcutta.
11/27/1993Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
11/18/1994Bipinchandra Joshi, cheif of Army and General, passed away at the age of 54 years.
2/4/1934Madhusudan Das ""Utkal Gourab"", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
4/16/1934Ram Damodar Naik was born in Sangli (Maharashtra).
12/10/1913The Nobel prize for literature was awarded this year to Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet from India.
4/26/1991Syed Shahabuddin filed nominations for two seats as a candidate of two different parties within 24 hours.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
10/31/1997Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.