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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 |
| 6/8/1915 | Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published. |
| 7/14/1856 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born. |
| 2/25/1897 | A. Vedaratnam, freedom fighter, nationalist and leader, was born in an orthodox Saiva Vellala community. |
| 8/29/1612 | Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese. |
| 10/26/1999 | India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). |
| 8/1/1953 | Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas. |
| 6/20/1918 | K.K. Singh, politician and social worker, was born at Agra. |
| 2/18/1983 | Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results. |
| 4/12/1991 | Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
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