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Historical Event on 12/11/1958

Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1977Keshavrao Bhole, great music director, passed away.
3/17/1992Suburban rail fare increase cut; 20\% hike in first class, second class A/C sleeper and chair car reduced to 15\%.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
5/29/1979Perminder Singh Sangha, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.
5/1/1948Baroda State merged into Bombay Province.
10/28/1964Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away.
8/18/1957Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
1/26/1997Delhi becomes the first state in India to enforce a ban on smoking in all public places.