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Historical Event on 9/2/1996

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1993Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura.
3/31/1867Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.
10/18/1925Narayandatt Tiwar, former Central minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
12/23/1902Chaudhary Charan Singh was born at Noopur village in Hapur Tehsil near Meerut. He was a freedom fighter and had done many deeds for upliftment of Agriculture in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
5/9/1992Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
2/21/1997J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner.