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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
5/8/1992Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
3/3/2000Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism.
4/2/1980Raj Narain expelled from Lok Dal forms Janata (S) Party.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
5/8/1995Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
5/21/1996Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619.
12/4/1920Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton), was born in Jhansi, India.
3/19/1996Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.