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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 |
| 1/25/1995 | India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties. |
| 4/13/1997 | Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown. |
| 11/19/1978 | Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time. |
| 10/20/1919 | Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. |
| 10/11/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. |
| 9/11/1893 | Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago. |
| 6/16/1990 | Bombay gets 42 cm rainfall, the century's highest. The previous high of 41 cm was recorded on 18, 1986. |
| 8/2/1993 | CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission. |
| 6/1/1947 | Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born. |
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