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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
9/24/1861Madame Bhikaji Rustom Cama, mother of the Indian Revolution, was born in Bombay. From an early age she took interest in social and political work.
8/12/1966Mihir Sen swam Dadenelis.
6/15/1991General Election (10th) of India ends. In this election Indian National Congress won.
1/5/1671Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals.
11/29/1999Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
6/23/1997India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen.
3/1/1996Supreme Court frees CBI from the control of PM Rao and directs that CBI would take no instruction or permission from or report to any authority personally interested in or likely to be affected by the investigation into the hawala case.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
11/15/1911First meeting of the governing body of the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was held at the Plague Laboratory, Bombay, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler.