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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 |
| 1/1/1948 | Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory. |
| 1/1/1926 | Mohammad Abdul Hye, educationist, was born at Alitangani, (Nowgong). |
| 7/21/1984 | Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab. |
| 2/11/1968 | Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away. |
| 7/2/1926 | Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 11/17/1925 | Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born. |
| 3/9/1990 | Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died. |
| 4/15/1976 | India announces it will send an envoy to Peking, first time in 15 years. |
| 1/6/1992 | Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs Australia at the SCG. |
| 5/25/1993 | Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India. |
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