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Historical Event on 12/1/1989

A 13-member Sikkim Sangram Parishad Ministry headed by Nar Bahadur Bhandari assumes office in Sikkim.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.
4/14/1998Kushabhau Thakre is declared elected BJP president.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
3/8/1998Indian Airlines operates two international flights with all women crew.
3/8/1998The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital.
10/10/1978Rohini Khadilkar, fifteen years old, became the first woman to win the national chess championship. Presently, she is the editor of a leading Marathi newspaper of Mumbai 'Nava Kaal'.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
5/15/1992BSE closed.
1/25/1992Swaran Singh and Vajpayee awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.