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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
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
7/21/1936Vasantrao Vishnu Limye, senior journalist and President of 'Ratnagiri District Parishad', was born.
1/15/1784Sir William Jones, Judge and linguist, and Sir Warren Hastings established the Asiatic Society of Bengal at Calcutta. This was the first scholastic institution.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
6/30/1914Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
3/1/1914Minto Gilbert Jhon Alieat, former viceroy of India, passed away.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.