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Historical Event on 11/1/1985

Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
10/5/1864Cyclone destroyed most of Calcutta city in which approximately 50,000 people died.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
7/10/1992Dr. Najma Heptulla re-elected Dy. Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
4/11/199710-month-old Deve Gowde govt. at the centre voted out of power. 292 voting against the motion of confidence in Lok Sabha, 158 for it, 6 abstaining.
12/27/1998Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
2/3/1997Major fire reduces Calcutta Book Fair to ashes.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.