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Historical Event on 12/12/1989

Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.

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7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
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