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Historical Event on 1/8/1999

Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
9/15/1927Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.
12/20/1920Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal  was born.
10/30/1949Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).
10/2/1986Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
6/8/1929Ventappa Musandra Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61), was born in Bangalore.
9/14/1967US announces plan to give India $1.3 million to buy contraceptives.
2/8/1986Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96).