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Historical Event on 9/11/1985
Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 1/5/1994 | Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor. |
| 7/12/1949 | Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die. |
| 3/12/1997 | aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi. |
| 8/29/1993 | Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will. |
| 4/15/1938 | Madhurima. Ch, educationist and artist, was born in Begusarai, Bihar . |
| 6/18/1917 | Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born. |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
| 9/27/1958 | Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais. |
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