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Historical Event on 1/1/1989

The 4th annual SAARC summit concludes in Islamabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
5/27/1906Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika Day.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
5/1/1915Rameshwar Shukla 'Anchal', modern Hindi poet, novelist and essay writer, was born.
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
11/8/1977Bommi Narsing Reddy, famous film story writer and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, passed away.
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
10/17/1999Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla.
6/29/1908Pratapsing Gaekwad, Prince of Baroda, was born.
6/11/1976Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.