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Historical Event on 3/27/1999
World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/21/1836 | National Library was established. |
| 12/17/1740 | Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died. |
| 11/8/1965 | British Indian Ocean Territory formed. |
| 2/19/1861 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away. |
| 5/13/1883 | Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born. |
| 2/15/1976 | The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters. |
| 2/3/1994 | Akash' missile launched successfully. |
| 2/3/1994 | Maharana Pratap Singh of Udaipur, great freedom fighter, soldier and revolutionary, passed away. His son Amar Singh succeeded him. |
| 10/11/1927 | Sarojini Regani, great journalist, was born at Secunderabad. |
| 4/17/1998 | BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes. |
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