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Historical Event on 2/6/1990
Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/7/1855 | As many as 30,000, people went to Calcutta alongwith weapons to fight the British army. |
| 1/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
| 9/11/1893 | Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago. |
| 4/2/1926 | The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 10/30/1947 | The first Spitfires from the Advanced Flying School at Ambala reached Srinagar and were soon engaged in strafing the raiders beyond Pattan. Within a week, the Tempests of No. 7 Squadron were playing a decisive role in the battle of Shelatang which halted the forward momentum of the insurgents. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
| 10/17/1999 | Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang. |
| 6/28/1928 | Baburao Sadvelkar, famous painter, was born. |
| 9/11/1967 | China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border. |
| 7/25/2000 | Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service. |
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