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Historical Event on 2/14/1985

Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1833Raja Rammohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician passed away at Stapleton Grove in England.
10/15/1866Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, playwright and journalist, was born.
5/17/2000The Union Cabinet clears a proposal for setting up a new appellate tribunal for foreign exchange following the repeal of the FERA and the enactment of FEMA in its place.
5/17/2000Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
10/9/2000The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it.
10/4/1953India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
1/17/1952The pension work of CDA (Factories), Calcutta and the Defence civilians in ordnance factories was transferred to the office of the CDA (P), Allahabad.
5/22/1997At least 40 persons are killed and over 300 injured in an earthquake which hit Jabalpur city.