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Historical Event on 10/3/1992

Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/8/2000India wins the men's team title in the World Carrom championship in New Delhi.
3/28/1995Haridev Joshi, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and former Governor of Assam Meghalay, passed away.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
7/1/1955Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
7/1/1955Nizam Shah became the Sultan of Dehli.
4/30/1909Kirpal Prem Nath, educationist, was born at Moga (Punjab).
10/14/1996Sukh Ram granted bail.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
3/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.