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Historical Event on 8/1/1986

Amnesty scheme for evaders of taxes announced.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1991Ganpatrao Tapase, former Governor of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, died.
3/10/2000Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
11/29/1991Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.
2/19/1855U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
6/30/1999India reiterates that any talks will resume only after Pakistan's unconditional withdrawal from Kargil. Meanwhile Indian Army continues to attack the Tiger Hill area and captures two positions in close proximity to Jubar features. The Election Commission says that Lok Sabha polls will be held as per schedule.
12/20/1969Nihalsingh Gurumukh, former Chief Minister of Dehli and Governor of Rajasthan, died.