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Historical Event on 3/1/1775

Purandhar Treaty was singed between Nana Phadnavis and British Army.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1953Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar ""Kaka Saheb"" was appointed as the Chairman of the Backward Classes Commission.
12/9/1873Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
4/18/1991Kerala declared the first fully literate state in the country.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
6/25/1931Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
1/27/1974President V. V. Giri inaugurated the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Museum and it was opened for public at Teen Murti House, New Delhi.