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Historical Event on 8/2/1987
Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/28/1946 | Sister Alphonsa, good teacher and social worker, died at Bharananganam. |
| 1/21/1993 | Chander Pal at Bangalore sets record for High Jump in 2.17. |
| 6/8/1997 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati. |
| 2/23/1997 | Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile. |
| 8/13/2000 | The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players. |
| 8/3/1905 | Uma Datt Sraswat, famous writer, was born at Biswan in U.P. |
| 2/16/1955 | Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away. |
| 2/16/1955 | Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born. |
| 7/13/1990 | Boby Talyarkhan, famous sports critic and author, died. |
| 12/25/1974 | Indian Aeroplane Jumbo 747 was hijacked and taken over to Rome. |
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