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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
12/27/1926Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
10/24/1995Total solar eclipse seen over Rajasthan, UP, Bihar and West Bengal, while partial eclipse seen in the rest of the country.
1/1/1955Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.
1/22/1986Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
1/4/1998V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made.