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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
11/17/1947Rajendra Prasad elected the President of Indian National Congress.
7/19/1990Planning Commission decides to make changes in the Gadgil formula for central assistance to States in consultation with states.
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.
3/11/1863Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
1/16/1989Prem Nazir, famous actor of more than 620 Malayalam films, died at the age of 59 yrs.
4/12/1967Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
3/27/2000After more than two-and-a-half-years, a Delhi court resumes trial in the St. Kitts forgery case following Delhi High Court's order upholding the lower court's verdict on framing of charges.