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Historical Event on 3/1/1978

Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
5/29/1987Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs.
8/10/1942Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police.
1/8/2000The Government reconstitutes the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Trust and retains Mrs. Sonia Gandhi as a trustee along with Mr. P. V. Narasimha Rao, Prof. Yashpal and Dr. Abid Hussain.
3/17/1991The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
10/31/1963Krishna Menon, resigned from the post of Defence Minister of India, due to Chinese attack.
4/4/1904Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"".
4/24/1996BSE index reaches 3869.87, a new 18-month high.
11/18/1960Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away.