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Historical Event on 11/6/1998

Koneru Humpy wins the World under-12 girls' chess title in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. Azharuddin becomes the highest run-getter (displacing Desmond Haynes, 8648 runs) in LOI history in the Coca Cola cup, Sharjah.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1825Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born.
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
1/17/1909Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.
7/15/1969Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. After retirement he was appointed as the Ambassador in Switzerland.
1/25/1992Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993).
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
10/4/1986Helicoptor Corporation of India established.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
11/22/1899Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Tentuliguma village, Koraput district.