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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
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
3/30/1997Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government.
10/31/1895Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu, cricketer (India's 1st Test capt), born at Nagpur.
2/22/1997Jockey Mark Gallagher shot at and injured in Bangalore.
1/3/1923Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born.
1/3/1923The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
2/19/1992The ruling Congress party wins local elections boycotted by Sikhs in Punjab.