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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
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
4/13/1699Khalsa Panth established.
12/11/1991The centre notifies the interim order of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal directing Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft of water to Tamil Nadu.
9/21/1997I. K. Gujral and Nawaz Sharif discussed in New York the recent flare-up on Line of Control and firing across the border.The two agreed that such sources of tension should not be allowed.
10/9/1970Production of Uranium 233 started at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Bombay.
6/11/1901Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.
6/1/1819William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal.
1/29/1977Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/02/1978.
6/17/1933The civil disobedience campaign ended.