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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 |
| 12/23/1913 | Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died. |
| 8/12/1928 | The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors. |
| 5/13/1953 | The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin. |
| 3/31/1843 | Balwant Pandurang Kirloskar (Annasaheb), first musical playwright of Marathi, was born. |
| 1/14/1948 | First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published. |
| 11/27/1778 | Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon. |
| 7/13/1988 | Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit. |
| 4/29/1954 | India accepted Tibet as a part of China. |
| 9/22/1994 | G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died. |
| 8/11/1893 | First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra. |
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