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Historical Event on 7/1/1989

New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1793Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year.
5/8/1990Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
3/4/1996Union govt. decides to set up a national grid for the distribution of petroleum products.
10/24/1945UNO Day.
10/29/1962China attacked India.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.
6/18/1926Bhishma Singh Chauhan, great author, was born at Naglajula (U.P).
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
6/10/1832Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
7/14/1994Veerappan, Sandalwood smuggler, declared 'proclaimed offender'.