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Historical Event on 12/7/1989
Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/30/1986 | Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab. |
| 11/19/1962 | Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi. |
| 2/24/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India begins. |
| 5/13/2000 | The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. |
| 9/8/1952 | The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva. |
| 4/16/1992 | Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls. |
| 7/20/1991 | Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"". |
| 3/21/1977 | Internal Emergency, promulgated on June 25, 1975, withdrawn by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. |
| 10/1/1867 | Dr. Hiralal, a distinguised historian, was born in Katni near Jabalpur. He compiled a descriptive catalogue of Sanskrit and Prakrit Manuscripts in the Central Provinces and was an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. He was also titled as "Rai Bahadur |
| 8/16/1946 | Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans. |
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