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Asad Rauf
1956May, 12

Asad Rauf

Asad Rauf, Pakistani cricketer and umpire
Asad Rauf (Punjabi, Urdu: اسدرؤف, born 12 May 1956) is a Pakistani former umpire and cricketer. He was a member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel from 2006 to 2013, and is alleged to have been involved in match-fixing and spot-fixing of cricket matches. In February 2016, Rauf was found guilty of corruption by the BCCI and banned for five years.

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Events on 1956

  • 26Jul

    Suez Crisis

    Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
  • 17Oct

    Bobby Fischer

    Donald Byrne and Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize.
  • 23Oct

    Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    Thousands of Hungarians protest against the government and Soviet occupation. (The Hungarian Revolution is crushed on November 4).
  • 4Nov

    Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union, that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country.
  • 12Nov

    Sudan

    Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations.