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Historical Event on 12/7/1989

Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
8/26/2000Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.
1/17/1999Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
5/19/1980T. N. Raina, former General of India, passed away.
4/21/1913Preview show of 'Raja Harishchandra' was held on April 21 at Olympia Cinema.
11/22/1971Indian and Pakistan governments protested violations of national airspace along the western border, but aerial conflict between the respective air arms began, preceding full-scale warfare between India and Pakistan by 12 days.
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).