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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
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
8/18/1700Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born.
8/2/1781Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died.
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
12/3/1790Lord Cornwallis took away the regulation power from Nawab Murshidabad and Sadar Nizamat was removed from Adalat in Calcutta.
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.
5/15/1729Khanderao Dabhade, great warrior in Maratha kingdom, passed away.
5/15/1729Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
3/22/1961Jual Teria Dilga Oram was born in Kendudihi, Distt. Sundargarh (Orissa).
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.