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Historical Event on 1/1/1989
Dinkar Sakrikar, editor of monthly magzine 'Purva' and socialist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/7/1907 | The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market. |
| 4/30/1958 | Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody. |
| 7/3/1997 | Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan gets 1996 Dada Saheb Phalke award for outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. |
| 4/9/1991 | Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away. |
| 9/5/1888 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), panentheist, great renaissance philosopher, eminent writer, free India's first vice-president and second president, was born at Tiruttani near Madras. |
| 1/14/1760 | Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 4/21/1991 | Hastmalji Maharaj, Jainbhumi parampujya, passed away. |
| 8/15/1950 | Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives. |
| 7/12/1993 | West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died. |
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