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Historical Event on 12/11/1958
Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/1/1931 | Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal. |
| 2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
| 2/27/1912 | Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. . |
| 1/14/1999 | At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala. |
| 11/18/1997 | School bus plunges into the Yamuna killing 28 Delhi children. |
| 6/2/2000 | Justice A. M. Ahmadi, former Chief Justice of India, appointed Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. |
| 1/10/1993 | Advani, Joshi released on court orders. |
| 3/11/1795 | Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals. |
| 4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 4/29/1960 | Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
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