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Historical Event on 3/14/1999

Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.
4/2/1970Meghalaya, an autonomous hilly state, was established after dividing the hilly areas of Assam.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
10/2/1994Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary.
7/27/1991Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.
11/1/1937Keral University established.
1/1/1974This year was announced to be observed as the ""World Population Year"".
5/31/1947Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
10/10/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand was sworn in Chief Justice of India.