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Historical Event on 2/11/1989

Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/3/1997Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
10/6/1999Suraj Bhan sworn in Governor of Bihar.
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
4/2/1942Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
1/1/1976Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
6/14/1987Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
3/27/1997Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.
5/23/1924Venkatraman Narayan Swamy, cricketer (one Test v NZ in 1955, DNB, 0-45), was born in Calicut.