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Historical Event on 3/1/1990

JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1999GM Dibyendu Barua and IWM S. Vijayalakshmi (both India) won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Asian Zonal chess championship in Mumbai.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
10/30/1991Bansilal Ladda, veteran freedom fighter and law expert, passed away.
5/24/1992D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away.
4/29/1939Netaji resigned from the Congress and established his own party, the Forward Block and created a political deadlock in India.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
11/6/1997Chief Executives of public sector banks and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, after a meeting in New Delhi, decide to grant greater administrative autonomy to select public sector banks.
12/23/1913Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
8/1/1920Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement.