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Historical Event on 7/8/1985

Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
7/6/1917Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established.
9/20/1997President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
10/23/1992UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination.
2/17/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league match in Chennai was abandoned owing to pitch tampering.
12/31/1993Manipur placed under President's rule; Bangarappa launches Karnataka Congress Party.
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
10/6/1913V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born.