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Historical Event on 6/21/1997

Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
1/2/1979Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies).
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
3/27/1845Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany.
4/1/1976Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established.
6/14/1961Sir Karyamanikkam Shrinivas Krishnan died.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
11/3/1933Amartya Kumar Sen, economist, was born at Santiniketan (Bangal).
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.