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Historical Event on 1/5/1985

Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
6/19/1949People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
9/3/1995Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils.
10/15/1676King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay.
5/7/1990Foundation stones are laid in Ayodhya for a new temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama as Hindu nationalism rises. Government disallows the Shilanyas.