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Historical Event on 1/2/1991

Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1989Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989).
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
7/29/1884Tyagraj Paramshiv Kailasam, leading playwright of Kannad language, was born.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
8/4/1894Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
11/19/1978Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time.
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
2/20/1987Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh becomes the 23rd and 24th states of Indian Union.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.