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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
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
2/11/1998Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani.
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
11/6/1999Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
6/29/1991A 32-member Left Front cabinet led by Jyoti Basu sworn in in West Bengal.
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
2/14/1901Sambamurty Pichhu, music teacher, was born.
5/8/1910Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.
9/24/1994At least 100 people die after an outbreak of pneumonic plague in the western city of Surat.