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Historical Event on 7/1/1989

Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
9/7/1887Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh.
8/15/2000Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"".
2/3/1760Sadashiv Bhau, under a large Maratha army, defeated the Nizam in war of Udgir.
2/5/1922Gandhiji, following Chauri Chaura (U.P.) tragedy in which 22 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.
11/5/1996Narashima Rao, former PM, refused bail in St. Kitts forgery case.
11/19/1962Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi.
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.