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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
6/13/1992Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
1/30/1997Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
7/23/1898Tarashankar Bandopadhyay, well known Bangla novelist, was born.
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
7/1/1902K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex.
10/18/1712Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1775-77), was born.