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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
3/9/1989Shahjahan, great mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
1/14/1926Mahashweta Devi was born at Jinda Bahar Lane, Dhaka.
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
9/18/1992M. Hidayatullah, former Vice President and Chief Justice, died. He was 87.
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
2/16/1955Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
5/25/1917Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943.