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Historical Event on 12/1/1989
V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 6/18/1658 | Aurangzeb managed to capture the Agra Fort and later arrested his father Emperor Shahjahan. |
| 10/30/1994 | India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership. |
| 7/8/1914 | Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born. |
| 1/22/1973 | Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away. |
| 2/3/1969 | Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party. |
| 12/1/1921 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail. |
| 4/26/1895 | Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born. |
| 9/14/1997 | Catholic churches in Kerala introduce the system of serving the holy Eucharist in the palm of the faithful instead of on the tongue. |
| 10/28/1997 | Gold import placed under Open General Licence. |
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