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Historical Event on 1/1/1986
This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 10/23/1883 | Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat. |
| 5/22/1997 | At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city. |
| 8/22/1993 | Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56. |
| 4/14/1979 | Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras. |
| 1/6/1932 | Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born. |
| 10/20/1992 | Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire. |
| 11/28/1967 | Pandurang Mahadev Bapat ""Senapati Bapat"", revolutionary and social reformer, passed away at the age of 89. He led the famous ""Mulshi Satyagraha"" and played a significant role in the struggle for Samyukta Maharashtra and took part in Goa liberation movement. |
| 12/4/1888 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, was born. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
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