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Historical Event on 10/10/1964

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1880Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi.
6/25/1932India played their first official test match on the ground of Lords against England.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
5/20/1964P. T. Usha, famous sprinter, was born.
6/3/1924Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur).
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
10/13/1905Sister Nivedita died.