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Historical Event on 8/2/1987
Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/2/1942 | Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet. |
| 12/28/1896 | In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta. |
| 4/22/1983 | Smt. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, visited ICMR Headquarters and held discussions with senior scientists of ICMR. ICMR revived research on indigenous drugs/traditional medicine with a new, disease-oriented approach and a Scientific Advisory Group on Traditional Medicine Research was constituted in 1983 but actual studies (Multicentric Clinical Trials, Centres for Advanced Research, Central Biostatistical Monitoring Unit etc.) were started in 1984-85. |
| 8/8/1991 | India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years. |
| 8/13/1638 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa. |
| 9/4/1947 | Gandhiji breaks fast. |
| 11/8/2000 | Queen Ingrid (90), Denmark's Swedish born queen mother and great-grand daughter of Britain's Queen Victoria, died in Copenhagen. |
| 6/20/1921 | Tilak University was established. |
| 7/5/1996 | Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party. |
| 12/21/1998 | The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen. |
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