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Historical Event on 1/1/1986

Fourth Pay Commission implemented.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
4/23/1987Supreme Court in a judgement confers Hindu widows absolute ownership of property under Hindu Succession Act 1956.
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.
4/8/1835Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England.
5/11/1993Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
12/16/2000Kalyan Banerjee becomes the first Indian to head the Rotary Foundation, one of the richest bodies of the Rotary International.
6/7/1631Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her.
3/30/1989Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.
9/15/1993Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram.
5/27/1962Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay.