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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).

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6/3/1912Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born.
12/21/1999The Manisana Wage Board for Journalists and Non-Journalists of Newspapers presents tentative proposals to the Government.
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12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
6/18/1993The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva.
11/27/1992Sachin Tendulkar, 19 years and 22 days old, becomes the youngest cricketer to make 1,000 test runs while playing in Johannesburg.
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