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Historical Event on 2/8/1986

For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1934Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics.
9/4/1888Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law.
10/10/1993Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
10/12/1997Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
12/22/1877Shreenivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, was born.
2/7/1990Krishan Kant became the Governor of Andhra Pradesh till 21/08/1997.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
12/24/1999Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off.
12/1/1985Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.
10/17/1998Nine women are buried alive as the roof of the 200-year-old Balaji temple in Varanasi's Ramghat area caves in.