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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
3/27/1999Saint Namdev passed away.
1/1/199730-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.
6/26/1888Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani.
10/19/1689Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals.
12/4/1990Maharashtra Gomantak Party withdraws support to Goa ministry led by Dr. Luis Proto Barbosa.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
6/9/1923Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan.
10/12/1952Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s vs New Zealand.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.