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Historical Event on 3/10/1985

India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/13/1996Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
6/2/1953Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
6/5/1997Brahmapuram diesel power project, KSEB's first thermal power project, situated 25 km from Kochi, Kerala commissioned.
12/14/1936Kamalkant Bhattacharya, Assamese thinker and author, passed away.
10/12/1993National Environment Council with PM as chairperson set up.
6/8/1897Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
6/30/1855Santhals of Rajmahal Hills, Santhal-Paragana, Bihar started their agitation against ill treatment by Britishers, revenue officers, police, landlords and moneylenders under the leadership on Sindhu and Kanhu at Bhoranadhighi, Bengali.
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
7/13/1916Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.