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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
6/17/1756Nawab Sira-ud-Daulah attacked on Calcutta with 50,000 soldiers and captured it on June 21.
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
10/31/1875Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers.
12/17/1877Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
2/3/1925First Electric Train started its journey from Bombay V. T. (presently known as C.S.T.) to Kurla. This train was on the Central Railway, Bombay.