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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
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
8/29/1923Hiralal Ghasulal Gaekwad, cricket all-rounder who played Test for India in 1952-53, was born in Nagpur.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
9/2/1993Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief.
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
3/3/1891Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.
1/9/1918Harprasad Nanda, famous Industrialist, was born.
7/29/1991Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.
8/9/1965Pakistan chose to persist while the Indian Army Corps on the ceasefire line got down to neutralizing the Gibraltar Force. As a first step, main infiltration routes were blocked and Pakistan was forced out of the Haji Fir bulge (known to them as Bedori).