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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 |
| 5/18/1772 | Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 7/4/2000 | Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''. |
| 2/26/1971 | Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born. |
| 11/13/1970 | Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed. |
| 6/25/1658 | 6th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail. |
| 11/11/1924 | SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh). |
| 5/1/1940 | Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published. |
| 6/6/1947 | Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress. |
| 11/18/1961 | The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa . |
| 2/27/1803 | Great fire in Bombay. |
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