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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
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
1/20/1949Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra.
7/27/1887Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.
11/9/1999BJP asks Kalyan Singh to step down, chooses Ram Prakash Gupta as his successor.
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
3/29/1849Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar.
4/3/1912M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur.
1/22/1989DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
9/4/19676.5 earthquake at Koyna Dam in Maharashtra kills 200 people.