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Historical Event on 9/11/1985

Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
9/18/1615Thomas Roe presented himself at Jahangir's court in Ajmer. He left India on February 17, 1618.
2/16/1997Tribal militants kill 21 persons in Tripura.
2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.
12/25/1979Opening day of Fourth Test Cricket, India 8-112 v Pakistan at Kanpur.
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.
3/30/1665Murarbaji died at Purandar fort during a battle with Dilerkhan.
10/1/1903Sachindev Burman (S. D. Burman), famous film music director, was born.
6/16/1951Nehru opponents founded People's party at New Delhi.
1/3/1966Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana.