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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
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
8/30/1903Bhagwati Charan Varma was born.
2/18/1911Under the auspices of the British Army, French pilot Henry Pequet makes the first official airmail flight from Allahabad to Naini Junction.
10/14/1930The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'.
5/28/1989Kerala diocese of Marathakavalli was the first Christian priest in India.
10/6/1779Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.
3/12/1996Election Commission rejects claim by Indira Congress as the real Congress. The 'hand' symbol will remain with Indian National Congress headed by PVN Rao.
9/2/1946Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, passed away.
9/2/1946Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.