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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
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.
10/15/1996Kerala CM Nayanar says Governors are not necessary in states.
7/12/200067 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb.
12/6/1993Samrendra Kundu, former foreign state minister and socialist of Orrisa, passed away.
6/2/1908Sri Aurobindo, freedom fighter, was arrested in Manik Tala Bomb explosion case.
10/13/1999No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes.
2/8/1994Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432.
2/24/1961Government of Madras province was renamed as Tamil Nadu.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.