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Historical Event on 3/13/1989

The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1988500 killed near the Nepal border in an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale.
6/12/1947Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
5/29/1957Satish Kumar Sareen graduated from the first batch of the JSW and went onto the AFFC for flying training.
4/19/1997I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda.
2/7/1994C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
10/27/1969Darshansingh Pheruman died in Amritsar during the 74th day of his fast, which he had undertaken for the merger of Chandigarh in Punjab.
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
3/4/1919Jagtindar Nath Beri, physics expert, was born.
7/10/1992P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'.