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Historical Event on 1/1/1985
United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/11/1995 | PM Narsimha Rao inaugurated the State Panchayat minister's meet for discussing panchayat election, devolution of administrative and financial power to the local bodies. |
| 7/3/1936 | Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match. |
| 10/12/1946 | Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 12/28/1984 | Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority. |
| 12/10/1978 | Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 3/1/1916 | Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta. |
| 1/15/1918 | K.C.D. Brahaspati, great poet, playwright and orientalist, was born at Rampur, UP. |
| 12/28/2000 | India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion. |
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