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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 |
| 2/12/1871 | Charles Freer Andrews, great social worker, humanitarian, leader and a true friend of India, was born in New-Castle-on-Tyne in U.K. |
| 2/24/1996 | Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA. |
| 10/28/1996 | Goa upset Karnataka to win their first Ranji Cricket Trophy game ever. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 11/23/1919 | Sitaram Mahadeo Bapat, teacher and author, was born at Miraj in district Sangli. |
| 1/25/1995 | India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties. |
| 4/12/1991 | Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred. |
| 5/31/1921 | Suresh Hariprasad Joshi, modern Gujarati poet, story writer and critic, was born. |
| 7/1/1852 | For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi. |
| 5/5/1992 | Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched. |
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