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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
4/1/1918Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain.
8/19/1934Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India.
12/1/1764Battle of Anvadi.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
1/20/19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.
1/1/1944Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died.
8/30/1989Anti-government riots leave at least 11 dead.
8/30/1989Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh