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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
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
2/20/2000India-born Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh (52), leader of New Democratic Party, sworn in Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier of British Columbia.
9/23/1997India win Sahara Cup Cricket series by 4-1 victory over Pakistan.
10/14/1997The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out.
1/19/2000M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
2/24/1867Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
5/29/1658Dara Shukoh was utterly defeated by Aurangzeb in the battle of Samugarh near Agra.