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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
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
12/28/1981New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala.
3/28/1947Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away.
11/15/1999The no-confidence motion moved against Om Prakash Chautala by the opposition failed in Haryana.
6/1/1993Burkino Faso President Blaise Campaore visits India.
3/22/1977Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India.
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
8/7/1991India successfully launches Prithvi-III, surface-to-air missile from Sriharikota.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
1/8/1968The Official Languages Act, 1963 was amended. Accordingly, a provision was made in Section 3 (4) of the Act of the effect that employees of the Union Government proficient either in Hindi or in English may carry out their work effectively and that their interests may no be adversely affected merely because they are not proficient in both the languages. According to Section 3 (5), it is necessary for bringing to an end the use of English language for the Official purposes of the union that resolutions to this effect are passed by the legislatures of the states (i.e. states where Hindi is not the Official Language) and after considring these resolutions, a resolution is passed by both the houses of the Parliament to put an end to the use of English language.