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Historical Event on 1/1/1989

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1888Allama Mashriqi, Muslim leader, was born.
11/7/1950King Tribhubana Bir Bikram of Nepal flees palace for refuge in Indian Embassy at Kathmandu.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
11/15/1989Test debut of Sachin Tendulkar and Waqar Yunus at Karachi.
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
1/26/1995Three powerful bombs rip through a celebration at a sports stadium in Kashmir as the State Governor addresses the crowd;7 people killed and 47 injured.
10/15/1992Talwinder Singh Parmar, the Babbar Khalsa founder who masterminded the Kanishka jumbo explosion of 1985, was shot by security forces in Punjab.
7/24/1993Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha.