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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
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.
9/21/1992Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
11/28/1967Pandurang Mahadev Bapat ""Senapati Bapat"", revolutionary and social reformer, passed away at the age of 89. He led the famous ""Mulshi Satyagraha"" and played a significant role in the struggle for Samyukta Maharashtra and took part in Goa liberation movement.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.