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Historical Event on 4/9/1999

K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1988Rajiv Gandhi seals the border between Punjab and Pakistan.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
9/4/1880Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
3/24/1991Bhau Samarth, internationaly famed painter, passed away.
5/13/1967Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969.
4/5/1993G. V. Iyer's Sanskrit film 'Bhagavad Geeta was adjudged the best film at the National Film Awards.
2/20/1947British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced in the House of Commons, London, that Britain will release India before June 1948 and for this purpose Lord Louis Mountbatten was appointed to work as the new Viceroy of India.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.