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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
3/22/1964200 die in communal violence in the industrial towns of Jamshedpur and Rourkela.
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
3/20/1602United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.
6/20/1997Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
11/18/1999Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case.
5/5/1986Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha.
4/29/1998The Reserve Bank reduces the bank rate by one point from 10 per cent in its monetary and credit policy for the first half of 1998- 99.
8/25/1997Forest outlaw Veerappan seeks more time to decide on his surrender as per the terms of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government.
7/27/1887Sardar Davar Tehmuras Kavasji, social worker and lawyer, was born.