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Historical Event on 1/1/1985
United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/15/1929 | Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America. |
| 11/1/1902 | Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham. |
| 9/20/1996 | Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress. |
| 7/14/1656 | Guru Har Kishan, the eight Sikh, was born. |
| 9/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
| 1/19/1985 | Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case. |
| 2/4/1910 | New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest. |
| 4/17/1990 | Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away. |
| 2/1/1990 | Governors named for 14 states. |
| 11/30/2000 | Dr. Anil Kakodkar takes charge as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy. |
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