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Historical Event on 5/18/1999
R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1626 | Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away. |
| 6/13/1995 | India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact. |
| 11/19/1924 | Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab. |
| 7/1/1961 | Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal. |
| 10/16/1896 | Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born. |
| 7/21/1995 | Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away. |
| 11/15/1875 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was born at Ulihatu, Ranchi district, Bihar. |
| 5/13/1648 | Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed. |
| 11/20/1760 | Phattesingh Bhosle passed away. |
| 9/3/1992 | Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court. |
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