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Historical Event on 8/3/1985
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/1/1947 | Independence of India Bill passed. |
| 1/3/1880 | Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started. |
| 11/1/1996 | K.L. Chugh and J.N. Sapru, former chairmen of ITC, remanded to custody in connection with FERA violation case. |
| 2/23/1952 | Employees Provident Fund Bill and Miscellaneous Provision Act passed in the Lok Sabha. |
| 2/23/1952 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 11/9/1948 | Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India. |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
| 7/23/1918 | Saraswati Devi (Smt) Illindala, great Hindi writer, journalist and social worker, was born at Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh. |
| 11/1/1992 | The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off. |
| 1/10/1995 | 26th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay. |
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