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Historical Event on 9/3/1999
Brigadier V. K. Chopra is appointed as the new head of the 121 (1) infantry brigade in Kargil.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/13/1918 | Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born. |
| 5/7/1973 | Shivkumar Batalvi, famous Punjabi poet, died. |
| 1/8/1947 | Rajasthan University established at Jaipur. |
| 5/1/1996 | International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title. |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 4/11/1999 | Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar. |
| 1/31/1983 | The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah. |
| 1/31/1963 | Peacock declared as National Bird of India. |
| 2/16/1997 | Ramakrishna Hegde launches a new national political party, Lok Shakti. |
| 10/29/1992 | Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem. |
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