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Historical Event on 8/7/1985

Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1989Hardeo Joshi replaces Shiv Charan Mathur as CM of Rajasthan.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
1/15/1919Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai.
11/2/1971Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa.
10/23/1943Netaji Subash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Rani Jhansi Brigade in Azad Hind Army and announced war against the British Empire.
9/4/1990Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee.
1/11/1995Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief.
1/11/1995Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born.
1/28/1976Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
11/9/1992Chandralekha resigns from IAS and joins Tamizhaga Wellatchi Iyyakkam (Tamil Movement for Good Government) led by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy.