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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
11/2/2000John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI.
6/1/1874East India Company was dissolved.
2/14/1925Mohan Dhariya, politician and nature lover, was born.
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
7/29/1993Two bills seeking to delink religion from politics and to empower the EC to debar parties with religious names introduced in Lok Sabha.
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
4/6/1955Genghis Khan, Monghol conqueror, passed away.
1/11/1991Five JD ministers at the Centre disqualified by Speaker Rabi Ray on the basis of anti-defection law.Five disqualified ministers who tendered their resignation were asked to continue in office by the PM.
12/23/1993PM announces Local Area Development Scheme by which each MP can sanction projects worth Rs.1 crore.
8/2/1942Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent.