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Historical Event on 1/1/1985

Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1923Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founder members of Indian Congress and social reformer, passed away.
9/6/1972Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away.
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
5/6/1993Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled.
3/8/1930Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India.
12/14/199410 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion.
7/26/1956Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.