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Historical Event on 2/8/1986
For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/6/1995 | Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away. |
| 1/29/1780 | Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta . |
| 11/27/1992 | Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs while playing in Johannesburg. |
| 8/30/1990 | Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill. |
| 6/25/1658 | 6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail. |
| 9/23/1952 | Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/14/1996 | President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation. |
| 3/31/1996 | Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy. |
| 6/3/1993 | K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers. |
| 11/13/1998 | Pravabati Devi (88), freedom fighter and `Mother Teresa of Orissa', dies at the orphanage set up by her at Chharchanpali. |
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