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Historical Event on 2/2/1986

Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
2/14/1959Saint Kabir was born.
4/29/1882Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born.
4/10/1937Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away.