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Historical Event on 10/3/1992
Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/10/1995 | 87 of the 180 members of the newly constituted JAAC assume office. |
| 1/20/1949 | Junagarh formally merged with Saurashtra. |
| 11/17/1948 | Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers. |
| 5/3/1969 | Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India. |
| 11/13/1945 | Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India |
| 5/17/1957 | Nehru, who went to Ceylon to celebrate the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of Buddhism, calls for an end to nuclear tests. |
| 2/8/1986 | For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport. |
| 6/20/1997 | Basu Bhattacharya (65), film-maker, died in Mumbai. |
| 5/5/1986 | Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha. |
| 8/13/1638 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa. |
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