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Historical Event on 8/7/1985
Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/6/1947 | Churchill opposes troop withdrawal from India at London. |
| 8/18/1923 | Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi. |
| 9/24/1921 | Dr. Sakharam Gangadhar Malshe, researcher and critic, was born. |
| 11/18/1999 | Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case. |
| 11/16/1913 | Agnihotri Ambadas Shankar, journalist and litterateur, was born. |
| 1/23/1961 | Supreme Court rules cities & states have right to censor films. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 12/6/1956 | Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay. |
| 1/18/1996 | N. T. Rama Rao, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh (during 1983-84, 84-89, 94-95), passed away at Hydrabad. |
| 1/5/1890 | Ganendra Mohan Tagore died. |
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