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Historical Event on 3/14/1999

Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
2/5/1968Narottam Nagar, veteran hindi writer, passed away.
12/19/1917Ashoknath Banerjee, Governor of Karnataka, was born.
7/10/1996Budget session of Parliament begins.
11/23/1908Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
6/5/1984Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.