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India in 1986

Historical records for India in 1986, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
6Named people
3Places
4Categories

Historical records

January

22 January 1986Assassination of Indira Nehru GandhiIndira Nehru Gandhi

Government / Congress Party

Three men are convicted in connection with the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

June

30 June 1986Mizoram AccordRajiv Gandhi

New Delhi · Government / Government of India

The government signs the Mizoram Peace Accord, helping end a long-running insurgency in the northeast.

August

6 August 1986IVF BirthIndira Hinduja

Bombay · Science / Medicine

Indira Hinduja and her team achieve a successful test-tube baby birth at KEM Hospital using in vitro fertilization.

December

13 December 1986Death of Smita PatilSmita Patil

Arts / Cinema

Death of Smita Patil

December 1986Consumer Protection ActRajiv Gandhi

New Delhi · Government / Government of India

Parliament enacts the Consumer Protection Act, creating new mechanisms for consumer rights and grievance redress.

Other Events

1986Committee of PrivilegesPratibha Patil

Government / Government of India

Pratibha Patil chairs the Rajya Sabha Committee of Privileges and serves on the Business Advisory Committee.

1986First HIV Cases in IndiaSuniti Solomon

Madras · Science / Medicine

Suniti Solomon and her team identify India's first documented HIV infections after testing blood samples from women in Madras.

Names involved

Indira HindujaIndira Nehru GandhiPratibha PatilRajiv GandhiSmita PatilSuniti Solomon

Places involved

BombayMadrasNew Delhi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.