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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
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
1/11/1994Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.
1/7/1761Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.
10/1/1997Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
3/12/1991Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray admits to an Opposition-sponsored motion for removal of the Supreme Court Judge V. Ramaswamy for alleged misappropriation of public funds, and sets up a three-Judge committee to investigate.
10/13/1905Sister Nivedita died.