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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
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
11/2/1956Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.
1/12/2000The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.