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Historical Event on 10/5/1993

Geet Sethi retained World Billiards title by beating Mike Russel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
11/6/1988The graduated use of force finally compelled the rebels to surrender and the personnel of Godavari then took over. When psychological pressure did not succeed, warning shots were fired by both the naval ships.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
5/19/1908Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story-writer, was born.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.