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Historical Event on 3/9/1998
Vishwanathan Anand,Chess legend, wins the Super Grand Master Title.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1995 | India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit. |
| 1/18/1971 | Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49. |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
| 11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
| 8/19/1996 | Gujarat's expelled BJP leader Shankersingh Waghela forms a new party called 'Rashtriya Janata Party'. |
| 2/14/1999 | Fifth National Games inaugurated at Imphal. |
| 7/7/1973 | 78 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India). |
| 8/3/1939 | Apoorva Kumar Sengupta, cricketer (1959 Test - India vs WI, without distinction), was born in Lucknow. |
| 10/18/1925 | Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 4/2/1996 | Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised. |
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