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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
12/5/1990With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers.
3/9/1951Ustad Zakir Hussain, famous Tabla player, was born.
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.
8/2/1922Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.
10/26/1814British General Governor declared war against Nepal.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.
8/19/1993Y. D. Lokurkar, senior journalist, died.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
8/1/1920Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress.
9/20/1911Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Auvalkhera, Agra.