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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
12/10/1936Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI.
1/20/1988Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, better known as Sarhadi Gandhi or Frointier Gandhi, passed away.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
7/30/1947The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November.
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
1/12/1924Gandhiji was operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Pune.
1/29/1870'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
11/22/1993Gulshen Ahmed, Himachal Governor, resigns in the wake of an official report that he canvassed for his son in Satna.
3/12/1997aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.