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Historical Event on 3/1/1985

Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
2/11/1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.
10/21/1996Japan gets non-permanent seat in Security Council after a contest with India.
9/12/1961Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
3/25/1927Leslie Claudius, India field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born.
10/31/1962Krishna Menon, Home Minister, resign due to attack by China.
9/24/1997I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat.
4/27/1748Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.
10/26/1991Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.