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Historical Event on 3/17/1985

Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
4/27/2000Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
1/21/2000The Samata Party National Executive elects Mrs. Jaya Jaitley as its president.
3/23/1919Subhadra Joshi, freedom fighter, was born. She took active participation in Salt and non cooperation movement. She also motivated the freedom movement through her newspaper ""Hamara Sangram"".
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
9/29/1992Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1)
3/27/1990A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.
10/15/1994SROSS-C2, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P2), which carried remote sensing payload, was placed in orbit. It was the second developmental launch of PSLV.
10/24/1657Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.