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Historical Event on 7/1/1985

Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.
7/30/1997Madras High Court restrains, by an interim injunction, the foreign universities/institutions having offices in India from awarding or conferring any degree on Indian students.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
10/21/1916Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
1/1/1900Doordrahsan was started. Doordarshan is an autonomous public service broadcaster founded by the Government of India, which is owned by the Broadcasting Ministry of India and is one of two divisions of Prasar Bharati.
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.