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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
6/14/1990Veerendra Verma sworn in as the new Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
5/13/1952Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru again becomes the Prime Minister of India and forms a new union ministry.
4/2/1948Defence Minister announces the establishment of the National War Academy in Kharakvasla, Poona.
4/14/1989Ranjan Roy, captain of Indian Navy, and his wife Rupali Roy started off in a Maruti car.
2/7/1856Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.
12/31/1995Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998.
1/18/1994Narasimha Rao decides to retain Veerappa Moily as Karnataka CM.
12/26/1989Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.