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Historical Event on 2/3/1986
Pope John Paul II meets Mother Teresa at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/31/1941 | Milkha Singh Govindsingh Amritsar, cricketer (brother of Kripal Singh, Indian batsman in 4 Tests), was born in Madras. |
| 1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
| 3/3/1847 | Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professor, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland. |
| 6/25/1658 | 6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail. |
| 6/1/1964 | Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 1/24/1937 | Gandhi announces that he will retire from politics. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 4/12/1978 | India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"". |
| 7/3/1972 | Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto. |
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