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Historical Event on 12/14/1985

Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
10/20/1774New Regulating Act was introduced which abolished the East India Company Government and a new Government was formed.
4/15/1942George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta.
5/4/1935Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
9/3/1983U.S. Census reports world population at 4.72 billion. China has 1.05 billion and India 731 million.
10/1/1997Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992.