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Historical Event on 11/6/1998

Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1880Money order system was introduced.
9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
1/28/1900General K.M. Cariappa, first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, was born at Sanivara, Santhai (Coorg).
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
11/7/1995G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates.
12/4/1993Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
10/2/1979Operation (Milk) Flood-II launched.