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Historical Event on 9/1/1989

Yasser Arafat chosen for the 1988 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1989Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
6/11/1991Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.
5/25/1611Emperor Jahangir married Meherunnisa, widow of Sher Afghan. She recieved the title Noor Jahan.
1/4/1909Prabhakar Padhye, modern Marathi litterateur, was born.
10/1/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Communications Minister, launched the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited having total functional autonomy.
10/21/1950China invades Tibet.
12/24/1973E.V.Ramasami, founder of DMK party, prominent leader, great social worker and revolutionary freedom fighter, died at the age of 94.