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Historical Event on 2/8/1989
Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/21/1999 | Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking. |
| 2/9/1993 | Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%. |
| 8/20/1915 | Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 3/1/1917 | Kartar Singh Duggal, famous author, was born at Dhamyal, Pakistan. |
| 6/11/2000 | 27 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 2/23/1997 | Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 1/11/2000 | Mrs. Anju, wife of Shoaib Ilyasi of 'India's Most Wanted' famed serial, dies under mysterious circumstances. |
| 5/28/1923 | Nandamuri Tarak Ramarao, film star, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and founder of Telgu Desam Party, was born. He has acted in many films including 'Patal Bhairavi'. |
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