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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
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.
4/10/1996Delhi High Court bans the import of toxic waste in India.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
10/24/1856Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur.
2/25/1844Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, was born.
7/10/1927Ganga Ram, great social reformer and founder of Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, died in England while functioning as an active member of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. He was against dowry and child marriages and advocated widow re-marriage and also established institutions for vocational education and education for adults.
4/15/1947The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence.
11/5/1999The CBI arrests the Bihar Road Construction Minister Illiyas Hussain and conducts raids in the Bitumen scam case.
8/12/1905Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.