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Historical Event on 3/27/1999

World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
4/8/1923Plague in India killed 1,000 in past week.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
3/1/2000P.Harikrishna becomes India's youngest International Master in the Sangli International chess tournament.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
10/21/1997Himachal Pradesh Assembly goes global with inauguration of its website on the Internet.
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.