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Historical Event on 9/24/1999

India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1937Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts.
4/2/1994Ravi Naik sworn in CM.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
12/20/1866Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
6/1/1890Sri Seeripi Anjaneyulu, journalist, social reformer and educationist, was born at Dharmavaram, Anantapur.