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Historical Event on 3/1/1775

Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1984Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.
2/1/1929Jyotirbhaskaracharya Jayant Salgaonkar was born.
8/2/1993CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
3/10/2000Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government.
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.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
12/30/1971Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, famous nuclear scientist, died.
7/15/1783Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals.
2/23/1996North-Eastern Development Finance Corporation inaugurated.
8/2/1988The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case.