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Historical Event on 3/9/1989

Yasser Arafat, PLO Chairman, arrives on a two-day state visit to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/9/1893Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and Hindi writer, was born at Pandaha, Azamgarh.
7/18/1993Jayalalitha goes on fast on Cauvery issue.
10/6/1992Z. R. Ansari, former central minister, died.
6/18/1988V.P.Singh defeats Congress rival Sunil Shastri in Allahabad Lok Sabha election.
5/22/1953Sherpa Tenzing Norgay of Darjeeling and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand were the first to conquer the Mount Everest (World).
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
5/26/1997Government decides to allow the use of environment-friendly LPG as a motor vehicle fuel.
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.
10/22/1962Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.