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Historical Event on 6/3/1985

The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
5/11/1999Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19.
12/31/1995Air Chief Marshal Satish Kumar Sareen PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, Indian Air Force. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1998.
5/4/1854The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.
5/4/1994Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service.
9/27/2000Venus Williams of USA claims the women's gold in the tennis event in the Sydney Olympics.
10/14/1953Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.