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Historical Event on 5/18/1999

R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/2000''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
2/7/1687Mughal army won the Gowalkonda fort. Kutubshahi came to end.
8/28/1896Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.
2/8/1993India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.
3/27/1999World 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.
3/31/1904British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans.