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Historical Event on 10/6/1985
P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1905 | Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born. |
| 7/29/1980 | India won Gold Medal in Hockey at Moscow Olympics. |
| 7/5/1992 | Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
| 10/24/1953 | Selection of the Dassault Ouragan fighter from France at this time reflected the decision to initiate diversification of supply sources. The first four of over 100 Ouragans, or 'Toofanis' as they were to become known in the IAF, reached Palam Airport from France and this type re-equipped Nos.8, 3 and 4 Squadrons in that order. |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 2/11/1979 | Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial. |
| 8/27/1781 | Haider Ali and the Britishers fought the battle of Pallilore. |
| 10/2/1950 | Persis Khambatta, famous actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), was born in Bombay. |
| 8/14/1920 | Rushikesh Mulgaonkar, Air Chief Marshal (1976-78), was born. |
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