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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
4/8/1759British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.
12/14/1952Roshan Harshadlal ""Deepak"" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta.
10/27/1904Jatindra Nath Das, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Bankim Behari in Calcutta.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
9/28/1954137 people were killed when an Express Train fell from a flood-damaged bridge near East of Hydrabad.
1/9/1995Manipur Assembly removes Dr.H. Borobabu (Speaker) and suspends his membership until state election.
5/25/19415,000 drown in a storm at Ganges Delta region in India.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
1/19/1990Mr. Jagmohan takes over the administration in J&K as the new Governor after CM Farukh Abdulla resigns.