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Historical Event on 4/4/1999

India routed China 5-0 in the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group I second round play-off in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1899Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
12/12/1921Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad.
12/1/1947India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba.
5/1/1996International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.
6/18/1979Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset.
12/13/1999Dr. V. Kurien gets the Paulos Mar Gregorius Award 1999.
1/3/1922Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).
5/6/1952Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education.