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Historical Event on 12/1/1985

Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/24/1963Marotrao Kannamwar, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, passed away.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
2/4/1924Kocheril Raman Narayan, ninth Vice President of India and now president of India, was born.
6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
3/26/1990Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).