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Historical Event on 1/1/1985

Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1894The first medical conference was held in Calcutta.
6/10/1987Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died.
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
10/19/2000The Government creates an electronic database of all the principal Central Acts from 1834 to 1996 of all India application.
5/11/1998Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft.
2/15/1924Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.
11/29/1953Bahuriya Ramswarup Devi, better known as Laxmibai of Bihar, passed away. She will be always remembered for Chapra District Revolt, whereby she tied seven British men and threw them in Narayani River.
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.
5/5/1906Ursula Jeans, actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon), was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.