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Historical Event on 1/1/1989

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
11/22/1968Lok Sabha passed notification to change the name of Madras state as Tamil Nadu.
10/30/1908Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu.
2/1/1942No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio.
3/30/1665Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
11/2/1999BJP suffers jolt in Bihar as it fails to win a single seat it contested in the October 28 poll to four Lok Sabha seats.
7/13/1950Nehru asks Stalin and Acheson to restore peace in Korea.