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Historical Event on 9/26/1985

P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/29/1992Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem.
8/15/1950Indian Constitution goes into effect.
9/10/1980Mangalore University established.
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
4/13/1999D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
2/22/1854Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
7/30/1991Sabi Fernandes, senior photographer of Indian Express Newspaper Group, died.