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Historical Event on 2/1/1986

Pope John Paul II arrives in New Delhi for a 10-day visit.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/30/1952S.C.Mathur was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 01-07-1955.
4/12/1987V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
2/26/1976V. S. Khandekar was honoured by Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award for the novel 'Yayati'.
1/4/1999Karnataka's Farah Khan made it three-in-a-row in the National ladies billiards championship in Delhi.
10/20/1962The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.
9/6/1965Full scale warfare broke out all along the international border between West Pakistan and India. Pakistani troops advanced towards the Indian town of Akhnur in Kashmir and Pakistani paratroopers raided Punjab.
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
12/12/1999Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda.
8/14/1998Classical vocalist Shamshad Begum, who enthralled radio listeners in the 30s and 40s, died in Mumbai.
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.