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Historical Event on 2/2/1982

Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.
10/2/1955Nehru inaugurated an Integral Coach factory at Perambur.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
1/2/1987Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
4/22/1958Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff.
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.
6/19/1997Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued.
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.
8/6/1962Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
4/8/1774Narayan Rao's posthumous son, Madhav Rao, was seen as a challenge to Raghunath Rao only when he was 10 days old.